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Barney Kleiman, Respondent, v. Clean Wash Paint and Varnish Remover Company, Inc., et al., Appellants.
    (Argued June 3, 1926;
    decided July 9, 1926.)
    
      Fraud — false representations — action to recover amount paid for sales rights of worthless product.
    
    
      Kleiman v. Clean Wash Paint & Varnish Remover Co., Inc., 215 App. Div. 752, affirmed.
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered November 11, 1925, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The action was to recover for fraud and false representations whereby it was alleged plaintiff was induced to purchase the sales rights for the State of Pennsylvania of a paint remover, the product of defendant corporation, which paint remover was worthless and unsalable.
    Judgment affirmed, with costs;
    
      Charles A, Hitchcock for appellants.
    
      Charles B. Bechtold, and Joshua Egelson for respondent.
   no opinion.

Concur: Cardozo, Pound, Crane, Andrews and • Lehman, JJ.

Dissenting: Hiscock, Ch. J., and McLaughlin, J.