Burton v. Ross

This suit was instituted by appellee, a feme sole, against the Burton-Sappington Syndicate, a joint-stock association, and W. G. Burton, as a trustee of and stockholder in said association, to recover $1,000, the amount which appellee paid to W. G. Burton for stock in said association. Appellee claimed that she was entitled to a judgment against the association as such, and against W. G. Burton individually, by virtue of an agreement which was given to her at the time of and in connection with her purchase of said stock, which agreement is dated January 18, 1921, addressed to appellee, and…