McCormick v. Shively

Plaintiff, Etta M. McCormick, brought her action against Nilas O. Shively, doing business as Nilas O. Shively & Company, claiming that the defendant had sold her a certain investment contract which was one of the class of securities enumerated in The Illinois Securities Law, Cahill’s St. ch. 32, fí 254 et seq., and that the defendant had not complied with any of the requirements of said law relating to the sale and the offering for sale of such a security or investment contract. The declaration sets out in full the instrument in question, together with the power of attorney attached thereto,…