Ramsay v. Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Abraham P. Miller and others, from from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Bew York on the 31st day of July, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by' direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 21st day of July, 1909, denyingthe defendants’ motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Soott, J.:
Appeal from a judgment for plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
The plaintiff was a resident of Washington, D. C. Defendants, a firm of stockbrokers, maintained a branch office in Washington, *504of which one Ludwig was general manager.. On January 28,1907, plaintiff opened an account with defendants by depositing $1,000 with Ludwig and ordering the purchase of 100 shares of the common stock of the Steel corporation. He received a notice from defendants’ main office in New York advising him of the purchase of'the stock. From time to time plaintiff paid other sums into…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Trustees of the Freeholders & Commonalty v. BowmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Norden v. DukeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907