Robertson v. Parks
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — At the trial the plaintiff offered the six following prayers : 1. That if the jury find from the evidence that the plaintiff paid the sum of $5000 to the Parks Guano Company for certain shares of stock in said company, and shall find that the said plaintiff was induced to purchase said shares of stock in said company by the false representations and statements of the defendant,…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. — At the trial the plaintiff offered the six following prayers : 1. That if the jury find from the evidence that the plaintiff paid the sum of $5000 to the Parks Guano Company for certain shares of stock in said company, and shall find that the said plaintiff was induced to purchase said shares of stock in said company by the false representations and statements of the defendant, or any of them, 'to the effect that the said shares of stock in said company were a safe and sure investment, and would…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, C. J.
This is an action for alleged deceit in the sale of certain shares of stock in a fertilizer company, in the City of Baltimore. The action was brought by the present appellant against the defendants, who were stockholders and officers managing the affairs of the corp'oration that issued the shares that were sold to the plaintiff.
The declaration contains two counts. The first alleges that the defendants, being desirous of obtaining addi*127tional capital, caused an advertisement to be published in the Baltimore Sun newspaper, in these terms: “Business Opportunities. A larger capital being required…
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