Jones v. Kinney

This is an action brought to recover damages for fraud in tbe sale of a lease of oil-bearing lands in Oklahoma. Misrepresentations alleged related to tbe number and capacity of oil wells on tbe premises, market price for oil, productivity, and value in general, and it is also claimed that tbe defendants, under pretense of going into tbe adventure on a pro rata basis with plaintiff and others, received a secret rebate of $1,000 each. Error.is assigned because tbe court directed a verdict for defendants and on account of rulings on evidence.

We may drop out of consideration tbe alleged…