Oberg v. Sanders

McDONOUGH, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for alleged fraud and deceit in the sale by defendants to plaintiff of 11,000 day-old turkey poults. From a judgment of non-suit, plaintiff appeals.

By his complaint, plaintiff in substance alleged: That defendants Parsons and Meikle acted as agents for defendants Sanders Brothers; that the latter operate a hatchery in Southern Utah; that on April 13, 1945, defendants induced plaintiff to purchase 11,000 day-old turkey poults at a price of 80 cents each, upon the following representations : That said poults from the Sanders hatchery in…