Mabardy v. McHugh
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for deceit in the sale of land. Writ in the Superior Court for the county of Middlesex dated January 18, 1906. The ease was tried before Stevens, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The jury found for the defendants; and the plaintiffs alleged exceptions. The case was submitted on briefs.
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, J.
This is an action of tort sounding in deceit. There was evidence tending to show that the plaintiffs went upon a certain irregularly shaped tract of land (for false representations inducing the purchase of which this action was brought) with one of the defendants, who pointed out the true boundaries and fraudulently stated that the tract contained sixty-five acres, when in fact it contained forty and three fourths acres. Upon this aspect of the evidence, the trial judge instructed the jury *149that “if the plaintiffs . . . were taken over the farm by th defendants ... or [and] were shown the…
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