Sorel v. Crantz

Plaintiff, who had been employed as a seaman for 12 years, placed an advertisement in the Detroit News (May 8,1955) stating that he was willing to invest $15,000 plus his own personal services in a sound business proposition.

Plaintiff was approached by Messrs. John Single-man and Raymond I. Eshman and they in turn introduced him to defendant Crantz.

Plaintiff testified that defendant told him he was engaged in the selling of franchises for the installation of siding through the medium of a corporation; that he recently sold one franchise in Florida for $25,000; that his corporation had an…