Legal Opinion

Burchmore v. H. M. Byllesby & Co.

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided November 28, 1941No. 31205PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged conversion by Richard R. Blissard, a sales representative of the defendant, of a certificate of stock of the Fairmont Creamery Company belonging to Mary L. Burehmore. The plaintiff is an heir of, and assignee of, the claim from the estate *605of Mary L. Burchmore. The defendant is an investment banking house.

The defense was that Blissard acted as an independent dealer in the sale of the stock; that defendant neither handled the stock nor received the proceeds; and had no knowledge of the transaction until after Mrs. Burchmore’s death; that the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Skrodzki v. Sherman State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Brackett v. PerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  3. Fairmont Creamery Co. v. ThompsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Baxter v. National Mortgage Loan Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World v. HrubyNebraska Supreme Court · 1903

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Broekemeier Ford, Inc. v. ClatanoffNebraska Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Ontario Livestock Commission Co. v. FlynnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
  3. Koser v. HornbackIdaho Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Draemel v. Rufenacht, Bromagen & Hertz, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Mangan v. LandenNebraska Supreme Court · 1985

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