Splittgerber Bros. v. Skinner Packing Co.

Raper, District Judge.

Splittgerber Brothers, a partnership, appellees, brought this action against the Skinner Packing Company, to recover the purchase price of five sales of preferred stock in the appellant company, which appellees allege was induced by false representation. The petition sets out six causes of action. The first is based on a sale of 20 shares on June 18, 1918, for which plaintiffs paid $2,000; the second count related to purchase of 20 shares on May 16, 1919, for $2,-500; the third count was found to be an error and was abandoned; the fourth count is on a purchase of 60…