Grant v. Hardy
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Iowa County. Grant brought bis action against Hardy to recover the sum of $2,100 which he had paid him for a one-fourth interest in certain mining lands, originally purchased by the two jointly of one Stonebralcer for the consideration of $8,000, Grant talc-ing an undivided three-fourths by the conveyance from Stone-bralcer, and Hardy an undivided one-fourth.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Iowa County. Grant brought bis action against Hardy to recover the sum of $2,100 which he had paid him for a one-fourth interest in certain mining lands, originally purchased by the two jointly of one Stonebralcer for the consideration of $8,000, Grant talc-ing an undivided three-fourths by the conveyance from Stone-bralcer, and Hardy an undivided one-fourth. The complaint, alleged that Hardy had arranged with Stonebralcer that the purchase price should be $6,000, but that Stonebralcer and Hardy had conspired together to induce plaintiff to malee the purchase…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
If this case were to be decided according to the principles of ethics and social duty, there would be little difficulty in saying what the judgment ought to be. For it seems to us very plain that even accepting the defendant’s own account of the manner in which the plaintiff was induced to purchase the land of Stonebraker, still the defendant, in leading him on in the negotiation, was greatly wanting in candor *672and open dealing, if be was not guilty of duplicity and deceit. According to bis own admissions, be carefully concealed from the plaintiff the important fact that he was acting as the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stewart v. MatherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
- Hardy v. StonebrakerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
3Cited by19 opinions
- Menefee v. OxnamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Bergeron v. MilesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Jones v. KinneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Goldman v. CosgroveWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- King v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
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