Moore v. Roxbury

The declaration stated a cause of action. It alleged a pretended bestowal upon the plaintiff of valuable rights, and a procurement from her of a deed of her property by means of the pretense.

The evidence tended to support the claim. The plaintiff testified that the deed was signed by her in the belief that it was a document relating to her support and that the defendant’s false statements induced her belief. She also testified that the release was obtained by ■the defendant’s fraud in leading her to believe that it related to another matter.

Acceptance of the testimony results in the legal…