Buford v. Devoe
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Qourt. — Hon. A. K. Dewey, Judge. Action for fraud, to toe sale of a patent of or an improvement •to a hydrocarbon burner, for toe state of Missouri, toe sale being for one-half interest (therein. Judgment for plaintiff, and toe defendant appealed.—
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
The action is at law, and -was tried below to toe ■court without a jury. The petition -shows: That toe defendant had sold to the plaintiff toe patent for -one-half toe state of Missouri for five thousand dollars in cash. That in mailing toe sale toe defendant 'represented toe patent to be worth fen thousand dollars; that toe burners were great fuel savers, and in successful use fin all toe Eastern states, and particularly at Columbus, Ohio, and Muscatine, Iowa; -that the burners would consume but one gallon of low-grade oil fin eight hours; that he toad made sales of territory to different…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Armstrong v. KillenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Merchants' Union Barb Wire Co. v. RiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886