Williamson v. Oliphant
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Tulsa County; L. J. Martin, Judge. Action by John A. Oliphant against John O. Mitchell and George T. Williamson for damages for fraud. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appealed. Upon death of George T. Williamson, cause revived against plaintiff in error Mary Lyon Williamson, executrix.
1Opinion of the Court
PITCHFORD, V. C. J.
This action was commenced by John A. Oliphant, plaintiff below, against John O. Mitchell and George T. Williamson, defendants below, for damages in the sum of $5,587.50, resulting, as alleged, in the purchase by plaintiff in the years 1908 and 1909 of certain shares of stock in the Merchants & Planters Insurance Company, which purchase, it was alleged, was induced by the fraudulent representations made to the plaintiff by the defendants.
The chief alleged fraudulent representation relied upon is that the defendants represented to plaintiff that the paid-up capital of the…
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