Gray v. Lessington
The Superior Court of New York City
The plaintiff, by her complaint, alleges a sale on the 18th of July, 1854, to herself, by the defendant, of sundry household furniture and chattels, for the price,of $5425, and the execution and delivery by the plaintiff to the defendant .of certain promissory notes, and a mortgage to secure the payment of the purchase money.
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The plaintiff, by her complaint, alleges a sale on the 18th of July, 1854, to herself, by the defendant, of sundry household furniture and chattels, for the price,of $5425, and the execution and delivery by the plaintiff to the defendant .of certain promissory notes, and a mortgage to secure the payment of the purchase money. That the plaintiff has paid upon the said notes and mortgage the sum of $2580. That the plaintiff, at the time of the said purchase, and at the commencement of this action, was an infant. That the defendant, knowing such infancy, took advantage of her youth and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. Woodruff, J.—
The principal grounds upon which it is insisted that the judgment herein should be reversed, are, that the various findings of the Judge, at Special Term, are without evidence, or against evidence.
We have examined the evidence with care, and in connection with the views of the plaintiff’s counsel, as given us on the argument, and submitted in the points.
*261The burthen of showing that the plaintiff had been deceived, or defrauded by false representations respecting the value of the property, was upon her. Ho witness testifies that the property was, at the time of the…
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- Bartholomew v. FinnemoreNew York Supreme Court · 1854
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