Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both parties, and the subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, if the purchaser does not avail himself of these means and opportunities, he will not be heard to say that he... Supreme Court Reporter - Page 165by United States. Supreme Court - 1892Full view - About this book
| Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1891 - 796 pages
...use of them. Therefore, if false representations are made regarding matters of fact, and the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both parties, and the party, instead of resorting to them, sees fit to trust himself in the hands of one whose interest it... | |
| 1873 - 462 pages
...may not be constitutionally repealed. Salt Company v. Saginaw, 373. CAVEAT EMPTOR. Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both...subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, the purchaser cannot say, in impeachment of the sale, that he was deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations.... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1872 - 1546 pages
...was actually misled to his injury. 2. 'Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally nvaihiblc to both parties, and the subject of purchase is alike...purchaser does not avail himself of these means and opporlunities, he will not bo heard to say, in impeachment of the contract of sule, that he was deceived... | |
| 1873 - 464 pages
...not be constitutionally repealed. Sait Company v. Saдinaw, 373. CAVEAT EMPTOR. Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both...subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, the purchaser cannot say, in impeachment of the sale, that he was deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations.... | |
| 1920 - 496 pages
...26. 94. Vendor and Purchaner — Arms Length. — Where the means of knowledge are at hand and are equally available to both parties, and the subject of purchase is alike open to their inspection, the purchaser, if he does not avail himself of those means, will not be heard to say that he has been... | |
| 1875 - 434 pages
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| 1875 - 462 pages
...the means of knowledge are at hand, and are equally available to both parties, and the subject of the purchase is alike open to their inspection, if the...opportunities, he will not be heard to say that he was deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations. There is no hardship or injustice in such a rule,... | |
| West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals, Edgar P. Rucker - 1876 - 806 pages
...Slaughter's Administrator c. Gerson, 13 Wallace (Sup. Ct. US) 379, it was held, "that where the means of knowledge are at hand, and equally available to both...inspection, if the purchaser does not avail himself of the means and opportunities, he will not be heard to say in impeachment of the contract of sale that... | |
| William Wait - 1878 - 1000 pages
...injury. See ante, 439, 440, art. 1, §§ 8, 9 and 10 ; Winter v. Handel, 30 Ark. 302. "Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both...means and opportunities, he will not be heard to say, in impeachment of the contract, that he was deceived by the vendor's misrepresentations. Slaughter... | |
| 1921 - 2116 pages
...Slaughter's Administrator v. Gerson, 13 Wall. 379, 383 (20 L. Ed. 627) we read: "•Where the means of knowledge are at hand and equally available to both...If, having eyes, he will not see matters directly hofore them. where no concealment is made or attempted, he will not be entitled to favorable consideration... | |
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