Currie v. White
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal from judgment at Special Term. This action was tried before Mr. Justice Jones. The nature of the action, and the facts, will fully appear from the following finding of fact and conclusions of law. I. That the plaintiffs were copartners under the firm name of Currie, Martin & Co., and the plaintiffs and the defendant were, at the times hereinafter mentioned, stock brokers. II.
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Appeal from judgment at Special Term. This action was tried before Mr. Justice Jones. The nature of the action, and the facts, will fully appear from the following finding of fact and conclusions of law. I. That the plaintiffs were copartners under the firm name of Currie, Martin & Co., and the plaintiffs and the defendant were, at the times hereinafter mentioned, stock brokers. II. On the eighteenth day of February, 1867, the plaintiffs and the defendant entered into an agreement with each other, and executed as evidence thereof, the following written instruments : EXHIBIT A. New York, 18th…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
Freedman, J.
The plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to recover against the defendant:
I. The $8,000 cash dividends declared upon the first 1,000 shares mentioned and referred to in the contract of February 18, 1867, with interest.
II. The value of $1,000 additional shares of an alleged later issue, at the price of 149, that being the alleged market value of the same on February 8, 1868, less the price of 54, at which they were issued by the company, with interest, &c.
III. A cash dividend of $4,000, claimed to have been made upon the 1,000 additional shares of the later issue;…
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