Copeland v. Hugo

The following is the opinion of the court below:

Larkin, George A., J.

In this action the plaintiff seeks to set aside, because of fraud, certain agreements made with the defendant Hugo, in which the Interstate Mortgage Corporation was interested, and to compel the defendant Hugo to return securities deposited with him in connection with the contracts.

To appreciate properly the evidence it is necessary to understand the position of Hugo and the mental makeup of Copeland at the time it is asserted by the plaintiff that the fraud was practiced upon him.

Prior to June, 1922, the defendant Hugo had…