Purcell v. Binns

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff sued in trespass for, fraud and deceit in connection with the execution and delivery by plaintiff of a note for $15,000 to the First National Bank of Donora, of which defendant was vice-president, the action being based on an alleged misrepresentation by defendant as to the ownership of a Dodge automobile agency by the Ridgely Motor Co. of which defendant was president and also on a promise by defendant, made when the note was given to the bank by plaintiff, that, upon the incorporation of the Woodward Motor Co., which was being organized by plaintiff…