The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

county was decided yesterday morn
ing by the judges Of the supreme
court who affirmed the decision or:
the circuit court In Ohio county in
she case ofE Cox vs.. National Coal &
ott investment Company. -. ..af
Joseph' A.. Cox fled in the. circuit,
court OF OHIO county, his bill in
equity against the Investment com
pany, asking for rescission of his
tsubscription to the stock Of the Ma;
tional Goal & OH Investment Com,
pany ana fpr g. decree against each
lncorporatnr. Of the company for the
SUM Of $1,000 with, interest, being:
,ths amount, paid by the plaintiff for
the stock. -. ,..''''.. <:.-.,E ,''~,
sMr. Cog alleges that he was I'M
dnced ia, Su hsoribe for stock bv+ false
and fraudulent REPRESENTATIONS on
the part OF the defendant, w. P... Rob
inson who was the promoter, ana
the defendant Spragg, who sold the
stock to- the PLAINTIFF: =; 4: sE<,.1,' y. IS
I The defendants appealed and in;
WFlt11ng the opinion off, the court
Judge N MdGWfhgortir says; :':<; :.
- t 9, While. ,aAt apa ended bill cannot
toss at1qNad c9aptaip{ng ALLEGATIONS IA,
pose Of the original biif OF chaang rtt =
tha cause Of suit. YET BY It's, aliega,
lions IT may be changed or modified
ana others added, provided the iden-
tity OF tae cause Of suit be preserysd!
q, Wthhsre fraud Is sufficiently al
tY anS. NJ ,,, proper parties to bill:
|, 8: promoter is q. parsen who,
o ossas : a 49 the incorporation ands
tbrings together the persnns VIZ w ~
fGatle fhtsrsesfad In ina 3 actt 49, : .iS !.
adds Id IF aeurfnriip S az -
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lEiona: "a caTta}n cas :st ~ ana ,tagnt OF
fgaiSaets a cnrnoratfnn e. pt .i any OF
Ibia p,irposas IS ~ afsasi TIA sns ostsnsl-
sifiInnfna Aha IT. y
mn Il ~ & stS cSal, thss
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r. oI Ihe ppttans
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f1 aeA lh pgllllre19tasine said! op-
assaea IS ans dtsss nst esateEt
6}YanSf m s,Cn w TO
l01l sh#fa ~ Il eSS1 NV,
sns l9 pt eSeid:
fisT liz IA !, $50 ~ tS iHsI o4s
g w, & 10
Il asksEeeR fsi Tag KSs1 ss ~. AVG
4 TD 53(JlS(e ~ ysph Z III. g. =
fsSr ssssffS3g t..ak VIZ. pro
IIjgfncl for. lays ff9a 10 s A.
ths, ,,rn -. ~ .sa aNlntor
necfas and otflgr adVerf 3gsna =, a ftar
fo gxpioft tia sonsna s9t st ~ Matter
EIiG fo nd,tca ,,tra So ne puR-
llEaffitaT stoaEi ~ 70 eSp1 tx guy ne
taueh adYertisiile waa foa FtIa -, 80:
Iof aiding M the sala ~ +RaS =. Rfoapose e
/ the promoter, ID, saf III ~ IA, u
a.: Al 'nTosnecff,s; >nnnt III III
EfsriaI statements ct5ncasnipe. the,a ,ts
Edition Of this corDoratioy3 1hfch ~ ono
false, concocted Nv INA nror,a{o.. o.
bdirectors Of TIE Gornorsf III, ., :,
purpose Of dace;u M fiys hpl< Cne
eraify as to 10 ta5d ;fiSn P"U n,ts steh;
iNieW of inducfne tf,s ni,I,;3o r." - tne;
ichase its shares Vii, f% e ~ p4r--
tlieted, and acted ur,on Nv . ~ 49, 100 oe~
Der of the public. afford gronnd for
avoiding his con4rao9 IS ouuu !or
Itioh: - 1'-N' ~ e''t"@cf ~!
r = Uba,. ). - - ... .t:.>=
tstocix on nd,toSt e;saa aNe mace OF. sucn
t6aiTg n i eeIs ~ .,Se'4 1uo tne promoter
ffhS eornonnits e ok Tue STOCK book OF
ttiAcates ~ sfon1, s dtna ISSUES Lne Ger
EoP Tho n,1robnaat 80 10y ~ Tue name
stances sfpn;ne ~ ano' IA some m
| nreafdebt oS the o am nane OF the
such acfyon ia fro,, IRora'lon .tnereto;
with suca faIsa stat u.ent anu coupled
fthe nmrcitasar $50 en etniiet ~. 70 lh9uee
hi, air stnoi 70 me purchaser ss
Observation-Disclosures ~ 2 'fA"'S ~ OF MS
+ g Whnn o :,
fcha raetaN hos he a. 0S ;ts,,s9 ~ spch
relation or nrivitv bet suee 4 Tho or nag
toe nnad - ~ wy oel"eeh the par
created bv the wro W"P1 a eHSe fu t9at
lent act ~ Tho IaSnrdo. an ~, irauou-
and circnlat,ne ~ nnns 40 issuing
| fKe .resnItine fni,,r1, tnofheptIo; ana
Where - ~ ~ onS ptainsln u,
az $500, - =" - esou 40 YIN uitoea III