...presumptuously, upon the sufficiency of his own knowledge, skill, and diligence. The common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in...information. It reconciles the claims of convenience with § 198. But it would be otherwise, where a party knowingly places confidence in another, and acts upon...

...folly. Chancellor KENT, speaking upon this subject in his Commentaries, says : " The common law affords, to every one, reasonable protection against fraud...the ordinary and accessible means of information." Vol. 2, 646, llth Ed. And it is the settled doctrine that the effects of such conduct are not relievable...

...authorities cited. And while it may be true that courts of equity do not attempt to relieve parties against the consequences of indolence and folly, or...to the ordinary and accessible means of information ; yet where a party has made a false representation in respect to the soil, by which another has been...

...of themselves." So Chancellor Kent says, at page 484, 2d vol. Commentaries: "Tho common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in dealing; but it does not go to tho romantic length of giving indemnity against tho consequences of indolence and folly, or a careless...

...or as to the solvency of his principal. In the language of Chancellor Kent, " the common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in...the ordinary and accessible means of information. " The plaintiff had the advice of her husband and neighbors, and after hearing all, she exercised her...

...While it is true that the law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in dealing, yet "it does not go to the romantic length of giving indemnity...the ordinary and accessible means of information.' 2 Kent Com., p. 485. But it is claimed by the appellees' counsel, that no error was committed by the...

...While the law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in dealing, it does not protect against the consequences of indolence and folly, or...the ordinary and accessible means of information. The law requires the purchaser to apply his attention to those particulars which may be supposed to...

...support an action or a defence. The law gives no indemnity against the consequences of indolence or folly, or a careless indifference to the ordinary and accessible means of information. 2 Kent's Com., p. 485 ; Kennedy v. Richardson, 70 Ind. 524. But the averments of the answer in the...

...Jurisprudence (section 200a), quotes the rule from Kent's Commentaries as follows: "The common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in...the ordinary and accessible means of information." Among other cases found in our Reports upon the question, are Hawkins v. Hawkins, 50 Cal. 558; Senter...

...follows: "The common law affords to every one reasonable protection against fraud in dealing; but it docs not go to the romantic length of giving indemnity...against the consequences of indolence and folly, or an indifference to the ordinary and accessible means of information." In Mower Harwood Creamery & Dairy...