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· 12/7/1885

Baltzer v. Raleigh & Augusta Railroad

Citations

  • 115 U.S. 634
  • 6 S. Ct. 216
  • 29 L. Ed. 505
  • 1885 U.S. LEXIS 1878

Syllabus

<p>To entitle a plaintiff to relief in equity on the ground of mistake or fraud, the mistake or fraud must be clearly established.</p> <p>On the voluminous facts in this case the court is of opinion that the plaintiffs have not established any mistake or fraud which entitles them to the relief lor which they pray.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[I]t is well settled that equity would reform the contract, and enforce it, as reformed, if the mistake or fraud were shown”
  • “[I]t is well settled that equity would reform the contract, and enforce it, as reformed, if the mistake or fraud were shown”
  • “[I]t is well settled that equity would reform the contract, and enforce it, as reformed, if the mistake or fraud were shown”
  • “[I]t is well settled that equity would reform the contract, and enforce it, as reformed, if the mistake or fraud were shown.”
  • “[I]t is well-settled that equity would reform the contract, and enforce it, as reformed, if the mistake or fraud were shown.”

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Judges: Woods

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