Industrial Co-operative Union v. Lewis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. BeldeN, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover on a promissory note, the defense being that its execution was induced by fraud.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. BeldeN, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to recover on a promissory note, the defense being that its execution was induced by fraud. The jury returned the following special verdict: “(1) Did the agent of the plaintiff, Industrial Cooperative Union, for the purpose of inducing the defendant to sign the stock subscription and promissory note in question, represent to the defendant— “(a) That the Industrial Co-operative Union was an established corporation doing business in the city of Milwaukee? A. No. “(b) That the…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed May 3, 1921:
Roseístberry, J.
The questions presented upon this appeal are complicated by a stipulation entered into between the parties at the commencement of the trial to the following effect: It is first recited that the actions, forty-seven in number, are "on account of subscriptions given for the capital stock of the plaintiff company; that the questions involved in each case are similar, and that it had been agreed that the action against E. E. Lewis should be tried; that all of the defendants were to abide by the decision in that case. It is then provided:
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Warner v. BenjaminWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Ohlweiler v. LohmannWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Lowe v. RingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
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