Legal Opinion
Coy v. E. F. Hutton & Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 1941No. Civ. 11420PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKnight, J.
The plaintiff, Elmer W. Coy, a customer of the Oakland office of the brokerage firm of E. F. Hutton & Company, brought this action for the recovery of damages on account of the sale of corporate stock which the firm had purchased for plaintiff and held pursuant to a customer's agreement. Judgment was entered in favor of defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
The complaint contained two counts. The first was for conversion, and the second was based on allegations of breach of contract. Defendants' demurrer to the second count was sustained; and by written stipulation plaintiff elected not to amend,…
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