Clark v. Giacomini

Giacomini was plaintiff below and had verdict and judgment against Clark in an action for deceit, with a special finding of fraud and willful deceit and an order for capias.

The alleged deceit was false statements which induced the purchase by plaintiff of 900 shares of stock in the Industrial Sugar Company. The complaint alleged and the evidence tended to show various false representations, but the instructions submitted to the jury but two which are the only ones necessary for us to consider, viz: That defendant stated that one J. P. Dillon had purchased $20,000 of such stock and one Scalva…