Williams v. Fottché

The plaintiff brought his action to rescind a contract under which he purchased’from the defendant Williams fifty shares of the capital stock of the defendant Eureka Lumber Company, on the ground of alleged false and fraudulent representations made by Williams to induce him to purchase said stock, on which he relied in buying the same, and by which he was deceived and defrauded. He further sought to recover certain property *228given by Mm to Williams in part payment of the purchase-money for said stock, and to cancel his note given in part payment therefor. The petition alleges that the…