Anthony v. Unangst
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 210, July T.,. 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Nov. T., 1894, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit to recover the value of four hundred shares of stock. Before Albright, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on August 25, 1894, defendant directed plaintiff, a stock broker, to buy for him one hundred shares of stock of the Distillers & Cattle Feeder Company or Trust.
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Appeal, No. 210, July T.,. 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Nov. T., 1894, No. 82, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit to recover the value of four hundred shares of stock. Before Albright, P. J. At the trial it appeared that on August 25, 1894, defendant directed plaintiff, a stock broker, to buy for him one hundred shares of stock of the Distillers & Cattle Feeder Company or Trust. Subsequently plaintiff directed defendant to buy another one hundred shares, and finally on September 7 he directed him to buy two hundred shares more. At various times defendant was called…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
Aside from the testimony introduced by the defendant for the purpose of showing a clear understanding between the plaintiff and himself that the shares of stock ordered from time to time by the latter were neither to be delivered nor accepted,— in other words, that their business transactions with each other were merely successive steps in the execution of a wagering contract, — there was testimony tending to prove that shortly before the termination of their business relations, the defendant called for the stock, and his demand was honored by the production and tender thereof, but…
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