Legal Opinion
Kelley Investment Co. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1967No. 18718PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, appellee, brought suit against Kelley Investment Co., a Nebraska partnership, to recover losses sustained as a result of the latter’s trading in the commodity market. Two separate causes of action were alleged and trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and finding in favor of Merrill Lynch. The judgment stemming from the second cause of action, growing out of a joint adventure account carried in the name of Paul Blood Farms, Inc., is the only one challenged by this appeal.
The judgments against appellants on both causes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Fox v. CarmanNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
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