Allison v. Jack
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monroe District Court. — Hon. Dell Stuart, Judge. Action at law to recover damages arising from false and fraudulent representations as to the ownership and title of certain lands, inducing plaintiffs to convey to defendants certain other lands in exchange for the land first named. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— I. Numerous errors are assigned upon the record. Many are but repetitions, being based upon the same rulings, but presented in different forms. It is unnecessary to discuss any of the assignments of errors other than those which we find to be well taken, and upon which the judgment of the district court is reversed.
1. ^ME¡represtatement11'1 without instruction, II. The district court, on its own motion, gave to the jury an instruction in the following language: “(7) Representations and statements must no^ only be but the party making them must have known them to be false, or. must have…
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