Mindlin v. Geissman

This is an action in equity for an accounting.. Plaintiff in his complaint alleges that the defendants conspired to ' and did, by fraud and misrepresentation, induce him to part with shares owned by him in the Yarns Corporation of America for a *839price below their actual value. He claims that, were it not for such fraud, misrepresentation and conspiracy, he would not have sold his stock for so low a price. The present motion is to strike out the first and third separate and distinct defenses set up by the defendants in their amended answer. Both defenses to which objection is here made are…