State v. Benham

The indictment charges 1 defendant with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree arising out of the sale of a small tract of land in. the territory known as Argonne Farms in Dakota county to one Beal. It is alleged that defendant falsely and fraudulently made the following representations concerning the land:

That it “contained * * * black loam * ■* * that the said tract or parcel of land contained soil that was of great productivity for the raising of crops of grain and vegetables of all kinds; that it was possible to raise five hundred (500) bushels of onions per acre * * *; that there…