Burtch v. Child, Hulswit & Co.

In 1909 plaintiff was engaged in the manufacturing business at Sparta. The defendant was a corporation engaged in the business of bond brokers at Grand Rapids. It is the claim of plaintiff that in August, September, and October, 1909, he purchased from defendant $13,500 in bonds of the Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District of Colorado on a warranty that they were a secure investment and absolutely good. They proved to be otherwise, and this suit in assumpsit was begun to recover the purchase-price. The question whether defendant warranted the bonds was submitted to the jury, and they…