Supreme Court of Iowa April 19, 1878 (Rawson v. Harger)

Servers, J.

To use the language of counsel for the appellant, “A rescission, recovery and reconveyance is grounded upon the alleged false and fraudulent representations by the defendant respecting the said patent,- to-wit: that the patent was a valid one; that the defendant was the inventor thereof; that it was entirely new and of great utility; whereas the patent was not legal or valid, nor was