Patterson v. Western Loan & Building Co.

This action against the Western Loan and Building Company, a Utah corporation engaged in the business of a building and loan association, was brought to recover the damage alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff through the false and fraudulent representations of one Gordon Weggeland, an alleged agent of the defendant company. The plaintiff had verdict and judgment for $1000, and the defendant has appealed.

Substantially the facts set forth in the complaint are as follows: On January 9, 1933, the plaintiff was the holder of a mutual investment certificate, issued by the defendant and…