Legal Opinion

House v. Alexander

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 1886No. 12,300PublishedCited by 15 opinions

From the Decatur Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Elliott, J. —

The first paragraph of the appellee’s complaint alleges that he is an infant; that he bought of the defendant a horse for which he paid one hundred and fifty dollars; that he tendered back the horse to the defendant and demanded the return of his money; that the purchase of the horse was not for his benefit. Prayer for a rescission of the contract and the recovery of the money paid.

In support of the attack upon this paragraph of the complaint, appellant’s counsel quotes from 1 Parsons on Contracts, 322, the following: “ If an infant advances money on a voidable contract which he…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ætna Insurance v. ShryerIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Miles v. LingermanIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
  3. Carpenter v. CarpenterIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Price v. SandersIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
  5. Sparman v. . KeimNew York Court of Appeals · 1880

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Rice v. BoyerIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Rohrof v. SchulteIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Schoenung v. GalletWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Adams Express Co. v. HarrisIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Tucker v. Capital City RiggersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982

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