Dingwall v. Chapman

The essential allegations of the complaint are that the plaintiff was a customer of the defendants, a firm of bankers and brokers, and that, at his request, the defendants purchased 400 shares of the capital stock of the *194Southern Railway Company, which the plaintiff paid for; that the purchases were made at certain prices named; that thereafter the plaintiff demanded delivery of the stock, which was refused. The complaint also alleges that the said stock fluctuates and is of increasing value, and that, if defendants do not deliver the same, the plaintiff will suffer great, irremediable loss…