Scott v. Heisner

Citations

• 33 Pa. Super. 286
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 282

Syllabus

<p>Deceit — Evidence — Burden of proof — Fraud — Misrepresentations — Non-suit.</p> <p>In an action of trespass for deceit against a stockholder and officer of a gold mining company, to recover damages for losses alleged to have been sustained by false representations made to the plaintiff by the defendant on the strength of which the former purchased the stock of the company, the plaintiff is bound to show not only that the representations were in fact false, but also that the defendant knew that they were false at the time he made them. If the plaintiff fails to show by his proof that the defendant knew-that the representations were false, he will be non-suited.</p>