Allen v. Denman

Sam S. Denman, appellee, sued G. C. Allen, appellant, to recover the amount of a check for $1,500, which the appellant alleges was given in settlement of his losses in a cotton futures transaction. Denman alleged, in substance, that during the months of February, March, and April, and prior thereto and since said time, he was a member of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and engaged in the business of a cotton broker at Lubbock; that Ales Hyman Co. of New Orleans were also members of said Exchange, and that he, acting as broker and agent for Allen, bought for said Allen contracts for cotton on…