Mulholland v. Washington Match Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Snell, J., entered October 19, 1903, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, decreeing the rescission of a sale for fraud.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
The respondent, as the holder of stock in the appellant corporation, brought this suit to rescind the contract of purchase and sale by which he obtained the stock, and also to obtain judgment for the amount originally paid therefor. The material allegations of the complaint are, that the capital stock of the corporation, as stated in its articles of incorporation, is the sum of $1,200,000, divided into 240,000 shares, of the par value *317of $5 per share; that one Lucius T. Holes subscribed for 239,996 shares of the stock, upon the organization of the company, and that four other persons, named…
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