Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Southern Fiber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 10, 1907No. 16,471PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish «of Orleans ; Fred Durieve King, Judge. Suit by Rufus W. Rogers against the ¡Southern Fiber Company and Abbott W. Law¡rence. From a judgment for plaintiff, defend- ants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The plaintiff alleges that he purchased for $3,500, from one Lawrence, 35 shares of stock of the Southern Fiber Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Maine; that said company claims that said stock is counterfeit; and that said company is liable in solido with said Lawrence for .the said amount paid by petitioner for the said counterfeit stock for the following reasons:
“First. That said Southern Fiber Company held out and represented said Abbott W. Lawrence as its president, agent, and representative, placed in his hands certificates of stock and the seal of the said corporation,…
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