Crawford v. Smith

SEILER, Judge.

Plaintiff sued defendant for damages growing out of fraud, allegedly practiced on him by defendant in two related transactions, alleging that defendant represented that she owned certain common stock which she offered to sell him; that plaintiff agreed to purchase the stock and paid $4,250 for it; that defendant, in fact, did not own the stock and that the representations were made for the purpose of defrauding plaintiff; that the stock had increased in value to $11 per share. Plaintiff sought damages in the sum of $27,500. Defendant’s answer to the petition was a general denial…