Lane v. Fenn
New York Supreme Court
Motion for a new trial by the plaintiff after a verdict in favor of the defendants Sibley, Watson, Holden, Eastman and Strong, the jury disagreeing as to the defendants Fenn, Finncane, Satterlee and Page.
1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.
This is an action for damages for alleged false representations contained in a prospectus offering for sale the bonds and - stock of the United States Independent Telephone Company, whereby plaintiff was induced to invest $4,000 in such securities, which turned out to be almost worthless. The jury were instructed that, if they found that no one of the defendants wás guilty of any fraud in connection with the preparation or publication of the prospectus, then a verdict in favor of all the defendants must he rendered; but, if they found that some of the defendants were guilty of fraud in…
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- Bedell v. WilderSupreme Court of Vermont · 1892
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