Lee v. Bielefeld
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Gustave G. Gepirz, Circuit Judge. Action on false representations in the sale of a lot in Milwaukee county.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Gustave G. Gepirz, Circuit Judge. Action on false representations in the sale of a lot in Milwaukee county. The complaint alleged that defendants offered to sell plaintiff a certain lot; that they showed plaintiff and pointed out to him the boundaries of this lot; that thereafter a land contract was entered into which defendants represented as describing the lot previously pointed out; that plaintiff, relying on such representations, expended money and labor in building a house and barn upon such lot; and that by reason of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
It has long been the settled law in this state that when a vendor undertakes to point out or state to a purchaser the boundaries or situation of the property he is selling, he is bound to' do so correctly; and when the purchaser is ignorant of the location, he has the right to rely on the positive statement of the vendor and to hold him responsible whether the false representation was intended or not. Bird v. Kleiner, 41 Wis. 134; Cotzhausen v. Simon, 47 Wis. 103, 1 N. W. 473; Gunther v. Ullrich, 82 Wis. 222, 52 N. W. 88; Castenholz v. Heller, 82 Wis. 30, 51 N. W. 432; Krause v. Busacker, 105…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lawson v. VernonWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Gunther v. UllrichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Krause v. BusackerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Huebschmann v. McHenryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
- Kimball v. AdamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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