Donovan v. Towle

Moulton, Supr. J.

This is an action for fraud in the sale of a farm and the personal property thereon, situated in Piermont, New Hampshire. Trial was had by jury with verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff brings exceptions.

The fraud consisted in the alleged misrepresentation of the acreage of the farm, the claim being that, during the preliminary negotiations for the purchase by the plaintiff, the defendant stated that the farm contained five hundred and fifty acres, and that when the deed was prepared he represented it as five hundred acres. The undisputed evidence showed that…