Hartranft v. Fussell

Citations

• 180 Pa. 552
• 37 A. 1118
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 960

Syllabus

<p>Deceit — Fraud—False representations— Vendor and vendee.</p> <p>In an action of trespass in the nature of deceit to recover damages for false representations in reference to a marble mill which had been sold by the defendant to the plaintiff, the evidence for the plaintiff tended to show that the defendant had represented (1) that the mill would grind from five to six tons of marble per day, when in fact it would grind only from one and one half to two tons in that length of time, and (2) that he had also represented that he and his associate owned all the machinery in the mill, when in fact they owned none of it, except a pulverizer. Defendant’s evidence tended to show that no such rejsresentations were made. Held, that the case was for the jury, and that a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff should be sustained.</p>