H. D. Sojourner & Co. v. Joseph

H. D. Sojourner & Company, a partnership composed of H. D. and H. F. Sojourner, brought an action of fraud and deceit against Albert Joseph and Albert Karam. The action was based on alleged fraudulent representations made by Appellant Joseph to Sojourner as to the financial standing of Karam and the Karam Produce Company. An issue being made up, the case was presented to the jury, and a verdict returned in favor of the defendant Joseph, and the Sojourners prosecute an appeal here.

We shall only state such evidence as we deem material to an understanding of the case. Sojourner and Company were…