Brittan v. Oakland Bank of Savings
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Alameda County denying a new trial. John Ellsworth, Judge. The facts „ire stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, J.
The action here is conversion. The facts of the case, as admitted, not controverted, or established by a preponderance of the testimony, are as follows: In December, 1881, and prior and subsequent thereto, A. W. Bowman was the agent of the plaintiff herein to collect rents, pay taxes, and supervise his various properties. The plaintiff was the owner of one hundred and twenty shares of stock of the Bank of California, represented by certificate Ko. 17, and in December, 1881, or the beginning of January, 1882, as he testifies, he assigned this certificate in blank to said Bowman for the purpose…
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