Foote v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by a buyer to rescind a contract of sale induced by false statements of the seller, and for other relief. The seller prayed for specific performance. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendants .appeal.

The transaction was typical of that form of industry which consists in assembling worthless odds and ends of stocks of goods, giving the aggregation the appearance of a “store,” and selling it to a farmer. The details vary according to the ingenuity of the seller. In this instance the store was opened wide to the farmer’s…