Gillies v. Linscott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

A defendant, after the impaneling of a jury, objected to the introduction of any evidence, on the ground that the petition failed to state a cause of action. The objection was sustained, and the plaintiff appeals.

The petition was filed May 21,1913, and alleged substantially these facts: The defendant represented to *218the plaintiff that the defendant, and his father and brother, were interested in a certain corporation to the amount of $30,000; that the company was offering its preferred stock for $100 a share, which at that figure was a safe…