Stock v. Scott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.;

This is an action brought by W. K. Stock against *301Charles D. Scott, W. H. Davis and H. T. Whitaker to recover damages for fraud perpetrated on him by defendants Scott and Davis and others who, as he alleges, acted by, through and for each other and conspiring together, induced him by false representations and misrepresentations as to the financial condition and earnings of the Scott Weighing Machine Co., a corporation doing business in Topeka, Kan., to purchase $10,000 of preferred stock in said company, which company was at the time…