Strickland v. Cantonwine

Sims, P.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

There are but two questions presented for decision by the assignments of error, which will be disposed of in their order as stated below.

1. Does the preponderance of the evidence clearly and distinctly prove the misrepresentations and fraud and the procurement thereby of the two contracts of purchase and the purchase money from the plaintiff by the defendant, as alleged in the bill?

The question must be answered in the affirmative.

To our minds, the letters from the defendant and his employee, Mrs.…