Mashburn v. First Investors Corp.

LEWIS, Judge.

The issues presented by this appeal arise from the greed of Dorcas Ann Brooks (“Brooks”) and her plans for ill-gotten gain at the expense of her unknowing victim, Ruth E. Mashburn (“Mashburn"). Between 1985 and 1987, Brooks operated an unregistered office for the sale of securities in Andrews, North Carolina on behalf of First Investors Corporation (“First Investors”). During the relevant time period one of Brooks’ customers was Mashburn, the plaintiff in this action. Upon seeing an ad for the sale of securities in a local newspaper, Mashburn contacted Brooks and was persuaded to…