Anderson v. . Nicholas
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered upon the report of a referee. The following facts were found hy the referee, viz: That the plaintiffs were possessed of and owned, as partners, twenty shares of the capital stock of the American Guano Company: and that on or about the 25th day of October, 1858, one Alexander H. Anderson, a son of the plaintiff Eobert D. Anderson, and a minor of the age of about sixteen years, without the-leave, permission, authority or…
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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered upon the report of a referee. The following facts were found hy the referee, viz: That the plaintiffs were possessed of and owned, as partners, twenty shares of the capital stock of the American Guano Company: and that on or about the 25th day of October, 1858, one Alexander H. Anderson, a son of the plaintiff Eobert D. Anderson, and a minor of the age of about sixteen years, without the-leave, permission, authority or knowledge of the plaintiffs, or either of them, wrongfully took said twenty shares of stock out of the possession of the…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The referee who tried this action has found that the plaintiffs were the owners and holders of twenty shares of the capital stock of the American Guano Company, and that the certificate therefor was issued to the name of A.G. Benson, the president of said company, and that he had indorsed thereon a blank power of attorney, authorizing the transfer thereof to any person. This certificate, with the blank power thereon, were wrongfully taken by a person from the…
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