Loma Vista Development Co. v. Johnson

SMITH, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by Thomas W. Johnson and wife, Dorothy, against appellant, Loma Vista Development Company, a corporation. Appellees had purchased a new dwelling house from appellant at the agreed price of $4,500. Appellees claimed that they were induced to pay that price for the house by reason of false representations as to its value and qualities made by one Roy E. Jones, alleged to be an agent of appellant thereunto duly authorized; that the house was in fact defective in construction and by reason of such defects its actual and reasonable value was only about…