Blankinship v. Porter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an action to recover damages from the defendant on account of alleged fraud and deceit practiced upon the plaintiff by the defendant and alleged false representations, and promises made by defendant to plaintiff, which defendant, it is alleged, never intended to perform, whereby defendant procured from plaintiff, relying thereon, title to an improved plantation of 1,407 acres in the state of Arkansas for an inadequate amount of money advanced in the nature of a loan.

The answer of the defendant was a general and special denial of…