Bartlett v. Blaine

Citations

• 83 Ill. 25

Syllabus

<p>1. Ebaud—when action Wes for fraudulent representations. Amere fraudulent representation is not actionable per se. To recover, the plaintiff must not only shxrw that the representations were made, and that they were false and fraudulent, but he must also show, affirmatively, that he has been inj ured thereby—that he is, in some way, placed in a worse condition than he would have been had the words been true.</p> <p>2. Where a party induced a creditor to sign a composition agreement, whereby he accepted one-half of his claim in full, upon the representation of his debtor that no person had received any other thing, etc., the fact that the debtor had given his note for $500 to induce another creditor to sign the same agreement, which note, upon suit thereon, was adjudged void, is not sufficient to avoid the contract of composition, as it worked no injury to the creditor.</p>