Slade v. Little
Supreme Court of Georgia
Deceit, in Dooly. Tried before Judge Powers, April Term, 1856. David S. Little brought his action on the case for deceit -against William Slade, charging a false representation as to ¡the solvency of one Eli Fenn. Upon the trial, the plaintiff offered in evidence the answers ¡of Daniel S. McCoy to certain interrogateries, who testified, ¡that he and T. M. Jackson, as agents of plaintiff, sold a bug:gy to Eli Fenn. William Slade, the defendant, recommended -him.
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Deceit, in Dooly. Tried before Judge Powers, April Term, 1856. David S. Little brought his action on the case for deceit -against William Slade, charging a false representation as to ¡the solvency of one Eli Fenn. Upon the trial, the plaintiff offered in evidence the answers ¡of Daniel S. McCoy to certain interrogateries, who testified, ¡that he and T. M. Jackson, as agents of plaintiff, sold a bug:gy to Eli Fenn. William Slade, the defendant, recommended -him. Slade said to witness, upon being inquired of by witness, that Eli Fenn was acquainted with him, and had been -for some time, (?) and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
■[I.] The-charge of the Court was, “ That if the defendant *374(represented Eli Fenn as good for his debts and solvent, then ithe plaintiff is entitled to recover, if they find it to be proven that he was insolvent, and that defendant knew it at the time >of the. sale.”
The evidence on the point as to the representation, was that tof.one McCoy, and was as follows: “that he” (McCoy) “ and 'T..M. Jackson, as agents of plaintiff, sold a buggy to Eli .Fenn. William Slade, the defendant, recommended him; ■Slade said to witness, upon being inquired of by…
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