Bond v. Graf

This is an action to recover damages resulting from an alleged fraudulent transaction wherein plaintiff was induced to merge his interests in a motor freight line business with The PortlandPendleton Motor Freight Inc., a corporation, in which the defendants were the principal stockholders and executive officers. Plaintiff had his headquarters at La Grande, Oregon, and held a permit under the Public Utilities Commission of Oregon to operate as a common carrier of freight with fixed terminals at Baker, Pendleton, and Portland. The Portland-Pendleton company had its headquarters at Portland and…