Halligan v. Iowa Steam Laundry Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court, — Hon. ¥m. Theophilus, Judge. The case here presented is upon a counterclaim by the defendant against the plaintiff for damages for alleged false representations for the sale of corporate stock. There was a verdict for the defendant for the amount claimed in his counterclaim and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The only issue tried in this case was upon the counterclaim of defendant ¥m. Pohlman. The other defendants whose names appear in the title of the case may be wholly disregarded. By his coun-terelaim, the defendant Pohlman averred that in August, 1908, he purchased of the plaintiff certain corporate stock in the Iowa Steam Laundry Company and that he was induced to make such purchase by certain false representations made to him by another stockholder, Charles A. Keeler. He averred that such representations were made by Keeler as agent for the plaintiff. The defense was a general denial and a…
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- Vaupel v. MulhallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Likes v. BaerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
- High v. KistnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
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