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Show ANSWER FILED IN BIG SUIT. . Messrs. Smart and Hansen Say Mr. Hend-ricksen Hend-ricksen Misrepresented Stock. File Counter Clain for $5,000 and Laugh At Rest Of Complaint. Messrs. Soren Hansen and Thomas Smart, against whom Mr. J. A. Hendrlckson Hend-rlckson has Instituted suit to lecovcr certain First National bank stock together to-gether with $18,000 Interest and dividends, divi-dends, and $5,000 damages have Hied their answer through their attornejs, Rogers & Street and James T. Hammond. Ham-mond. This answer sajsthat Mr. Hendrlckson Hendrlck-son In this sale of stock to them misrepresented misrep-resented the worth of said stock and that on his misrepresentation the) purchased the stock from him at a price greater than Its value. They claim to have been out $4,872 on this deal. They also put In a counter claim for $42.03, with interest from Januaiy 30th 1003, this sum being due them from another deal In which Mr. Hendrlckson bought stock for the defendants. de-fendants. The defendants do not deny that they agreed to elect Mr."" Hendrlckson to the presidency of the First National Nation-al Dank at a salary of $1,200 "to bo paid by the bank," but say "this agreement was without consideration, was and still is Impossible of performance, perform-ance, was and Is contrary to public policy, and was and is void and of no lOrcc or effect." The defendants demand that the plaintiff take nothing by his complaint, com-plaint, and that tho defendants get Judgment for the $12 08 with Interest, mentioned above, and the $1,872 also mentioned heietofoie. Tlie defendants de-fendants also demand Judgment for cost of suit. Tho complalnl In detail sets out that Messrs Hansen and Smait cm-plojed cm-plojed Mr. Hendrlckson as agent to negotiate the puichaso of 301 shares or First National Hank stock They agiecd to pay $100 to $105 a share and to give Mr. Ilendiickson fen to thirteen thir-teen shares of stock for negotiating the purchase. They paid $100 a shaie for 301 shares or this stock and delivered deliver-ed to plaintiff thhteen shaics of said slock. They claim that Mr. Hend-rlcksou Hend-rlcksou represented to them that tho books or the First National would show that tho afoiesaUl stock was worth $172 a share, but upon investigation investi-gation after the stock was purchased and paid for, they found the stock worth but $158 a shaie. Tills left them In tho hole $4,872.00. Little attention Is paid to tne agreement agree-ment to elect Mr. Hendrlckson president presi-dent of the back and the defendants ask judgment af stated above. |