In: Economics
The director of Transatlantic Corporation issued a prospectus inviting loans from the citizens and stated that the proceeds would be judiciously deployed to extend the business and improve the buildings. But the evidence showed that the company intended to use the money to pay existing debts. The money was lent to the Company because of the statement as mentioned inside the prospectus.
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the company is clearly abide by law to execute the dealing as prescribed in the prospectus.
in this case,the prospectus indicated that the funds raised would be utilized toward the development work and extension of the business by addition in new building,it nowhere stated that the funds would be utilized towards repayment of loan and debt and moreover none of the investor was aware of it.
as a result this is a case of mis-presentation.
justification-
firm was planning to repay the existing debt by the funds raised from public,