Virginia Land Co. v. Haupt
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of city of Roanoke, rendered at its January term, 1893, in an action at law wherein the Virginia Land Company was plaintiff and S. B. Haupt was defendant. The judgment being adverse to the plaintiff company, it appealed. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error was sued by the Virginia Land Company to recover certain unpaid assessments on the capital stock of the company, aggregating $2,800. The principal grounds of defence were (1) Fraud in the procuring the contract of subscription; and (2) a material variance between the prospectus and the charter of the company. The jury found for the defendant, and the court refused to disturb the verdict.
The defendant, subscribed to the stock at the instance of one O’Leary, who was a real estate agent at Roanoke and one of the promoters of the…
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