Henry v. Kopf

The first count alleges, in substance, that the defendant entered into a course of dealings with the plaintiff extending over a considerable period, in which the defendant sought to sell to the plaintiff certain stock of the Houdini Picture Corporation, and made therein certain material misrepresentations of fact to the plaintiff, and thereby fraudulently induced the plaintiff to purchase -one hundred and twenty-five shares of such stock at $10 each; that said shares of stock were of no value; that the plaintiff, upon discovery of the worthless character of the stock, made demand of the…