A Claim on Alleged Fraudulent Misrepresentations In the United States Court for China, on Wednesday, the case of TI. B. Campbell v. Greunebaum and Sonn Bros. Import & Export Ca. came before Judge C. S. Lobingier. Mr, C. S. Franklin appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. F. J. Schuh] for the defendants. The plaintiff claimed damages of Tls. 25,000 for loss sustained through the alleged false and fraudulent statements and misrepresentations of Mr. Henry G. Greunebaum, as managing director of Greunebaum and Sonn Bros. and in an individual capacity, whereby the plaintiff was induced to leave the employ of the Dupont Ca. and associate himself with Sonn Bros.
Mr. Schuhl maintained for the defendants that it had been agreed that the contract could be' terminate ed on 60 days' notice, and that all money due had been paid. To this counsel for plaintiff replied that the suit was not brought for breach of contract but for fraudulent misrepresentation.
The plaintiff testified that his first knowledge of the defendant was in December, 1918, -when he stopped in Honolulu to confer with regard to} accepting a position in Shanghai in charge of the Dupont interests) in the Orient, which Mr. Greunebaum then expected to represent. This position did not materialize, but was the indirect means of the offer from the Dupont Ca. which eventually brought the plaintiff to Shanghai in July, 1919. At this time he saw Mr. - Greunebaum again, who said that, while he would like to have Mr. Campbell take charge of Sonn Bros.' interests, he was not able to make him a sufficiently attractive offer, but hoped in the future to make him so good an offer that he could not
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