Seixas v. Woods
Seixas v. Woods 2 Cai. R. 48 was an 1804 American case which contributed to precedent around the doctrine of caveat emptor.Summary
The following summary comes from an open source published in 1884:Significance
Seixas v. Wood relies heavily on the English case of Chandelor v Lopus, and is the American counterpart to Chandelor in developing the rule "caveat emptor." Laidlaw v. Organ, an 1817 decision by Chief Justice John Marshall, is believed to have been the first U.S. Supreme Court case which laid down the rule of caveat emptor.
