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SMITH v. BOLLES

No. 47.

132 U.S. 125 (1889)

10 S.Ct. 39

33 L.Ed. 279

SMITH, v. BOLLES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 11, 1889.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.W. Boynton, (with whom was Mr. J.C. Hale, and Mr. Edward H. Fitch on the brief,) for plaintiff in error.

Mr. E.J. Estep, for defendant in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The bill of exceptions states that the court charged the jury "as to the law by which the jury were to be governed in the assessment of damages under the issues made in the case," that "the measure of recovery is generally the difference between the contract price and the reasonable market value, if the property had been as represented to be, or in case the property or stock is entirely worthless, then its...

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