Becker v. McKinnie

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

August C. Becker brought this action against J. R. McKinnie to recover damages for the fraudulent- representations made in the transfer of certain water rights. He recovered a judgment for $800, from which defendant appeals.

*427The plaintiff owned a forty-acre tract of land near the Great Eastern canal and reservoir number 5, and desired to obtain water to irrigate the tract. It was alleged that there was proof tending to show that defendant, through his agent, F. 0. Bendle, represented that if plaintiff would purchase four water rights in…