Getty v. . Devlin
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial district affirming a judgment in favor of the defendants, entered upon the decision of the court at Special Term. This action was brought to obtain relief on account of a fraud alleged to have been committed upon the plaintiffs in the purchase and sale of oil lands, and the formation of the .Federal Oil & Coal Company.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial district affirming a judgment in favor of the defendants, entered upon the decision of the court at Special Term. This action was brought to obtain relief on account of a fraud alleged to have been committed upon the plaintiffs in the purchase and sale of oil lands, and the formation of the .Federal Oil & Coal Company. The alleged perpetrators of .the fraud, and the executors" of a deceased one, and all the stockholders of the company, and. the company itself were made parties. The facts appear sufficiently in…
1Opinion of the Court
■ Earl, C.
The following are the facts established on the trial of this action by uncontroverted and undisputed evidence. Prior to February 22d, 1865, the defendant, John Bryan, purchased leasehold interests in certain lands situated in the State of Ohio, and obtained in his own name leases or assignments of leases of such lands. The actual cost to him of such leasehold interests did not exceed the sum of $15,300. Prior to the same date the defendant, ¡Robert H. Arkenburgh, or Bryan in' his name, had obtained contracts for the purchase of lands in Ohio in fee, at a cost of not exceeding…
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- Masson v. BovetCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Cobb v. . HatfieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Moyer v. ShoemakerNew York Supreme Court · 1849
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- Lind v. WebberNevada Supreme Court · 1913
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