Forsythe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Forsythe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Opinion of the Court
The only question presented by the record in this cause is the question as to the sufficiency of the petition. A general demurrer was sustained by the common pleas court to this petition and on appeal to the circuit court that court also entered a like judgment.
The plaintiff seeks in his petition to rescind a contract entered into between himself and the defendant railroad company on the 29th day of March, 1904. The petition contains no averments whatever • of fraud ’ or mistake in the execution of the contract, nor is there any averment that there was no consideration or a failure of consideration. The only reason given why the relief sought should be granted is that the consideration was not sufficient. The petition, among other things, recites the fact that in 1907 an action was commenced by plaintiff upon this contract to
The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Forsythe v. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Sufficiency of averments of petition—To rescind contract—No averments of fraud or mistake—Mere claim of insufficiency of consideration—Petition demurrable.