Dickens v. Radford-Willis Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Radford. Decree for defendant. Complainants appeal. The opinion states the case.
1DissentSims, J.
If the statute, section 1103-a, Pollard’s Code of Va., 1904, has not taken it away, courts of equity have jurisdiction to entertain a bill such as that of the appellants in the case before us, to cancel a stock subscription obtained, as alleged, by fraudulent misrepresentations. Section 3300, Pollard’s Code of Va., 1904; Rohrer v. Strickland, 116 Va. 755, 82 S. E. 711; Burks’ Pl. & Pr. 454; 1 Whitehurst Eq. Pr., sec. 296, p. 510; Selden v. Williams, 108 Va. 542, 62 S. E. 380; 3 Elliott on Contracts, sec. 2428; -9 Corpus Juris, p. 1174; Manning v. Berdan (C. C.), 135 Fed. 161; Jones v. Bolles,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kilbourn v. SunderlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Bosher v. R. & H. Land Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1892
- Jones v. BollesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Reed & McCormick v. GoldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Rohrer v. StricklandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
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