Shwab v. Walters
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Davidson County.— Hon. Jas. B. Newman, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
' Me. Chief Justice Geeen
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an action of fraud and deceit brought in the chancery court to recover damages for false statements alleged to have been made as to the financial condition of a corporation in which the complainants bought stock from the defendants. There was a decree for the complainants below, and the defendants have appealed to this court.
A preliminary question of the jurisdiction of the chancery court in Tennessee to entertain such an action is made by the defendants. This objection to the jurisdiction must be overruled.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hindman v. First Nat. Bank of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
- Swift & Co. v. Memphis Cold Storage Warehouse Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Blair v. A. Johnson & SonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Augur v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- Ellett v. Embury & MaureyTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
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