Chapple v. National Hardwood Co.

Plaintiff Chappie brought this suit in the Montcalm circuit court against the National Hardwood Company, a Delaware corporation, and Joseph J. Jacobson and Abram W. Sempliner, both residents of Detroit, counting on fraud in the issuance and sale of bonds of the company, the declaration being quite similar to the one before us in Thomson v. Kent Circuit Judge, 230 Mich. 354. Defendants Jacobson and Sempliner each made a motion to dismiss for various reasons, both of which motions were denied. This writ of certiorari brings up for review the order refusing to grant the motion of defendant…