Small v. . Housman
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme .Court in the first judicial department, entered May 21, 1915, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme .Court in the first judicial department, entered May 21, 1915, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The trial court did not err in permitting the cross-examination of the defendant Baruch as to all the circumstances of his dealings with his client’s Union Pacific stock in making the sale, particularly any circumstances indicative of intent to misappropriate it and, by prearrangement, to…
1Opinion of the CourtHogan, J.
The defendants, as copartners, were engaged in business as stockbrokers in the city of New York under the name of A. A. Housman & Co. For some time prior to the 29th day of October, 1907, plaintiff was a customer of defendants. In January, 1905, her son became an employee of defendants, and immediately thereafter the plaintiff, represented by her son, opened an account with defendants for the purchase and sale of stocks and bonds. Subsequently, during the time involved in this action, the plaintiff was represented by and acted through her son in the business transactions had with defendants.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Small v. . HousmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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