Hall v. American Friends Service Committee, Inc.

The plaintiffs (appellants), Albert F. Hall and Albinette O. Hall, husband and wife, appeal from a judgment dismissing their suit to recover shares of stock held by the defendant charitable corporation (respondent), American Friends Service Committee, Inc.

This case arises from the following facts. The plaintiff wife’s father, Heinrich (also known as Henry) Otto, an immigrant, in addition to owning and operating a poultry farm, had been actively involved in stock investments. The parties’ evidence is in dispute as to whether these investments included stock belonging to the plaintiffs. The…