Morrell v. Wiley

Two of the original defendants, The Connecticut Enamel & Paint Company and Anna Checkley Wiley, were dropped and the case was tried with the above named William H. Wiley as sole defendant.

The complaint recites that in the latter part of 1923 the defendant represented to the plaintiff that he had obtained from one Hay, a formula for the manufacture of paint, the practicability of which for commercial use had been thoroughly established and which had been in the possession of the Hay family for a long time, and large profits could be made if the plaintiff would contribute $20,000 toward the…