Scott v. Holland

Feb 13, 1902
Reporters:
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Before:
McClellan
McCLELLAN, C. J.-

— Action by Holland against J. B. and W. ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍W. ‘Scott, partners, etc. Complaint in Code form for deceit in the sale of a mule by defendants to plaintiff. — Code, ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍p. 947, Form 21. On the trial there was some evidence of a warranty on the part of defendants of the animal’s ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍soundness and that it was unsound. But there was no evidence of false representations or deceit on the part of defendants. ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍The action should have been on tire warranty. (Code, F. 22.) The complaint for deceit being unsupported by any evidence, the court ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍should have given the affirmative charge requested by defendants.

Reversed and remanded.