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FARNSWORTH v. DUFFNER

No. 69.

142 U.S. 43 (1891)

12 S.Ct. 164

35 L.Ed. 931

FARNSWORTH, v. DUFFNER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 14, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H.J. May, (with whom was Mr. A.H. Garland on the brief,) for appellants.

Mr. Henry M. Russell, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit for the rescission of a contract of purchase, and to recover the moneys paid thereon, on the ground that it was induced by the false and fraudulent representations of the vendors. In respect to such an action it has been laid down by many authorities that, where the means of knowledge respecting the matters falsely represented are equally open to purchaser and vendor, the...

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