Stubbs v. Johnson

This is an action of tort. The plaintiff in his declaration charges the defendant with several false and fraudulent representations, by means of which he alleges that he was induced to part with his property in exchange for a note against another person, secured by mortgage on real estate, and then owned and held by the defendant.

At the trial, only two of these representations were treated by the court as material or actionable; one was the statement that $400 had been paid on the note to the defendant; and the other, the statement that the note was as good as gold, and would be paid at…