Casey v. Smales

Opinion of the court delivered by

Tompkins, J.

Smales commenced his action on a bond by petition and summons against Casey. Casey pleaded that the was fraudulently obtained, and proceeding to state the fraudulent conduct of Smales, charged that the consideration of the bond was a negro man slave pub-^7 exPose<i to sale by Smales to the highest bidder, and to induce others to bid for said slave, said Smales did him*78self bid five hundred dollars for him, that the slave was at the tim.e afflicted with a disease which could not be discovered by outward appearances, and that Smales well knew it, and…