Stoneman v. Fox Film Corp.

This is an action of tort for deceit. It was submitted to the jury upon three counts of the declaration which were not for the same cause of action. It was alleged in those counts in substance that in October, 1928, the defendant through its duly authorized agents represented to *420the plaintiff that it was interested in and controlled the Fox Northeastern Playhouses, Inc., and the Fox Metropolitan Playhouses, Inc., two corporations then recently formed, and was desirous of acquiring in the name of these corporations the leaseholds or fees in such moving picture theatres in New England as the…