Banta v. Palmer

Citations

• 47 Ill. 99

Syllabus

<p>1. Vendor—mis-statement of to a purchaser—respecting theprwe paidby himself —when of no avail. Where a vendor of lands, falsely stated to the purchaser, that he himself had paid §85.00 per acre for them; and, thereupon, received that price, when, in fact, he had paid but §75.00 per acre, such mis-statement, in the absence of a fiduciary relation between the parties, is not sufficient cause for rescinding the sale, much less to allow the purchaser to retain the property, and recover back a part of the purchase price.</p>