DICKSON v. PATTERSON

No. 15.

160 U.S. 584 (1896)

DICKSON v. PATTERSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Westel W. Morsman for appellant.

Mr. John L. Webster and Mr. H.D. Estabrook for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought to procure a decree rescinding certain sales of real estate on the ground of fraud.

The case made by the original and amended bill of the appellant, who was plaintiff below, is substantially as follows:

Plaintiff and defendant Patterson married sisters and had been friends for a long time. The former had expressed a wish to join the latter upon equal terms in the purchase...

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