Bradbury v. Bardin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the case for fraud in the sale of the business of the defendant as of a practicing physician, tried to the jury in the superior court, on the general issue, before Granger, J. The declaration alleged that the defendant falsely represented to the plaintiff that his practice as a physician was worth between $6,000 and $7,000 per year; that it was the regular allopathic practice, and that he was, and had been doing a legitimate business; when, in fact, his practice…
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Action on the case for fraud in the sale of the business of the defendant as of a practicing physician, tried to the jury in the superior court, on the general issue, before Granger, J. The declaration alleged that the defendant falsely represented to the plaintiff that his practice as a physician was worth between $6,000 and $7,000 per year; that it was the regular allopathic practice, and that he was, and had been doing a legitimate business; when, in fact, his practice had been and was of little or no value, and he did not practice according to the allopathic school, and never had so…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurdy, J.
The material allegations in the declaration under which the question in this case arises, are that the defendant represented to the plaintiff that his practice was the *453regular allopathic practice, and that he was and had been doing a legitimate business and practice, when in fact he did not practice according to the allopathic school and never had so practiced, but practiced according to the eclectic method, and that he was not doing and did not do a legitimate business and practice. These averments are direct and specific and require legal proof. Was testimony as to his reputation in these…
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