Rhea v. Surryhne

Citations

• 39 Cal. 579
• 1870 Cal. LEXIS 104

Syllabus

<p>Feaud—False Repeesentation.—S. entered into an arrangement with R., F. and W., to purchase, on their joint account, a tract of land, at a price not to exceed 534,000, with a mutual understanding that S. should consummate the purchase for the least price for which the land could be bought. S. completed the purchase for the sum of 530,000, but represented to his associates that the price was 534,000, and received from each of them his proportion of that sum. Held, that the false representation of S. was a fraud upon his associates, and that he is liable to them for the excess of purchase money received from them, with interest.</p>