Trotta v. Metalmold Corp.

The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant Metalmold Corporation and two of its directors, Blake and Swebilius, to recover damages for conversion of stock belonging to the plaintiff’s decedent. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and the defendants have appealed. Error is claimed in the denial of the defendants’ motion to set aside the verdict, in the charge and in rulings on evidence. The view we take of the case makes it necessary to consider only certain errors in the charge.

The plaintiff’s claims of proof were: The plaintiff’s decedent, Zifkin, who was known…