Walker v. Sanford

The individual defendant here moves to vacate an order of arrest, contending (1) that the papers on which it was granted are insufficient; (2) that the complaint fails to state a cause of action, and (3) that not more than one of the two causes alleged in the complaint is of a character that authorizes an order of arrest. The first cause of action alleges that this defendant by means of fraudulent representations induced the plaintiff, acting as agent for his mother, to purchase for her account fifty shares of stock for $5,000; that the mother thereafter delivered the shares to the plaintiff…