Harris v. Mann
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Yoakum County; W. R. Spencer, Judge. Action by M. B. Harris against W. R. Mann and others. From a judgment sustaining a general exception to the petition, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.
[1] This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining a general exception to plaintiff’s original petition. As we interpret the petition, the cause of action is based upon fraud and deceit, inducing the plaintiff to enter into a contract. While the allegations are indefinite and somewhat involved, and it is rather hard to determine just what is intended, yet, in the face of a general exception, every reasonable intendment will be indulged in favor of the allegations.
[2] It is alleged that the defendants agreed to sell 417 acres of land, and also to sell to plaintiff a preference lease right at an…
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