Hibbets v. Threlkeld
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas District Court.— How. E. W. Eichklberger, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for false and fraudulent representations made by defendants'with reference to some Wisconsin land, traded by them to plaintiff in exchange for some town lots. Trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
It is charged in the petition that defendants conspired and confederated together to cheat and defraud plaintiff out of his property, and pursuant thereto, falsely and fraudulently misrepresented certain Wisconsin land which they were proposing to exchange for plaintiff’s town lots; that sixty acres of the Wisconsin land was in cultivation, and the rest in good timber, and that it was all underlaid with a vein of coal. Other misrepresentations are charged, but need not now be set out. Defendants denied the alleged conspiracy, and separately denied the making of any false statements or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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