Abmeyer v. German-American State Bank

*357The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In an action to Recover damages for frajid practiced upon him by tl).e defendants, the plaintiff prevailed, and the defendants appeal. The petition upon which the case was tried alleged these facts: Plaintiff for a number of years had been a customer of the German-American State Bank; for twenty years he and its president, Mueller, had been close personal friends, and plaintiff had confidence in Mueller’s business judgment and honesty. Plaintiff, having heard of an opportunity to make an investment in a certain business, went to the bank and…