Gorman v. Littlefield
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE .CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the right of a customer of a bankrupt brokerage firm to shares of stock purchased for him by the bankrupt and fully paid for by the claimant prior to the petition, notwithstanding the certificates in possession of the bankrupt are not the identical ones purchased, are stated in the opinion. .
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This case presents a controversy over 250 shares of Green Cananea Copper Company stock, which came into the possession of the trustee in bankruptcy of Albert O. Brown and others, copartners, trading under the name of A. O. Brown & Company. Appellant, James E. Gorman, 'claimed to be xthe owner of the shares of stock and instituted proceedings in the District Court to recover them. The matter was referred to a special master, who found the facts and recommended the transfer of the stock to the claimant.- The District Court upon hearing ruled otherwise, and, upon appeal to the Circuit Court of…
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