Hecht v. Metzler
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fourth district court, Territory of Utah. Hon. H. W. Smith, Judge. Action by Charles Hecht against Joseph Metzler for tort committed in the ■ fraudulent misrepresentation of land and its rental value. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. No briefs were filed.
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, J.:
On August 1, 1893, at Denver, Colo., appellant and respondent exchanged real estate by written contract, which was afterwards executed by interchange of deeds of conveyance. By the terms of the written contract, appellant agreed to exchange 3,250 acres of land in Colorado, at a stipulated price of $30 per acre, and some personal property, for four pieces of property belonging to respondent in Ogden, Utah. The price of the Ogden property was not fixed in the contract, but was fixed in the deeds of conveyance. Plaintiff alleged in his complaint that the price of each piece of Ogden…
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