Boyd v. Boyd

This was an action to recover damages for fraud in an exchange of lands. The answer set up the statute of limitations. The reply alleged that the defendant had concealed his liability to the action by certain false pretenses made by himself, and certain misrepresentations which he induced others to make, as to subsequent transactions, the actual truth of which would otherwise have been known to the plaintiff, and would have put him on inquiry, whereby he would have discovered the fraud; that thus deceived, he remained ignorant of the facts, &c.

The only question is, whether the reply was good,…