Cabot v. Christie
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for false warranty in the sale of a farm. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury, May term, 1868, Barrett, J., presiding. . The plaintiff gave, evidence tending to show that he bought the farm at the time and for the price stated in the declaration, and that the defendant-made representations in respect to the number of- acres, as of Ms own knowledge, designedly intending to induce the plaintiff to suppose and believe, and thereby the plaintiff was induced to and did süppose…
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Case for false warranty in the sale of a farm. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury, May term, 1868, Barrett, J., presiding. . The plaintiff gave, evidence tending to show that he bought the farm at the time and for the price stated in the declaration, and that the defendant-made representations in respect to the number of- acres, as of Ms own knowledge, designedly intending to induce the plaintiff to suppose and believe, and thereby the plaintiff was induced to and did süppose and-believe, that the farm contained at least one hundred and thirty acres -of land, and relying thereupon, the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Steele, J.
I. The plaintiff can not recover upon the ground of a parol warranty of the quantity of the land. If the quantity was warranted it should be provable by the deed. It is true that a deed of conveyance need not contain all the stipulations of the parties. For example, the agreements as to consideration and mode of payment-need not be embraced in the deed, for the instrument purports to be the deed of but one of the parties. But it does purport to contain the covenants of the grantor with respect to the property conveyed. To- add a new covenant…
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