Morse v. Illinois Power & Light Corp.

This suit was instituted by plaintiff, Frances Morse, to recover the amount she paid for 15 shares of the dividend cumulative preferred stock of the defendant company. Plaintiff bases her right of recovery upon the theory that the stock was sold to her by an agent of the defendant upon the condition that, if at any time after the expiration of six months, from the date of sale, she became dissatisfied with the stock, she could return the same to the defendant and she ivould be repaid the amount she had given for the stock. Defendant denies the agency of the salesman.

The cause was tried before…