Motley v. Mercantile Trust Co.

There are some fifty-five defendants in this action, two of whom — i. the Mercantile Trust Company and Alvin W. Krech — have demurred to the complaint on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The complaint is very long and is based on the alleged fraud of the defendants. It seems to me that it contains all the elements necessary to set forth a good cause of action for fraud against these defendants and each of them. It alleges in detail representations by defendants and each of them as to existing facts, the falsity thereof, the knowledge of…