Northwestern Steamship Co. v. Dexter Horton & Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Reavis, C. J.

Action to. recover damages alleged by plaintiff for false representations by defendants of the solvency of a third person. The plaintiff is a corporation, and owned a steamship. Defendant Latimer is the presb dent of the plaintiff corporation, and is also, manager of the defendant bank, a corporation. The complaint alleges, in substance, that the estate of one Jackson was a stockholder, owning a majority of the capital stock in plaintiff corporation, and that said estate was indebted to the defendant bank in a large sum, and that the bank…