Basye v. Paola Refining Co.

Citations

• 79 Kan. 755
• 101 P. 658
• 1909 Kan. LEXIS 276

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Contracts—Fraud—Rescission—Restoring the Status Quo. An action for the rescission of the purchase of an oil lease on the ground of fraud is not necessarily defeated by the fact that the plaintiff has used up a quantity of the oil which he has received from the property. Although by his own act he has rendered impossible the restoration in specie of all that he has received in the transaction, he may be granted relief upon payment of its value when substantial justice will be thereby promoted.</p>