Hayden Stone, Inc. v. George Brode and Carl Jeppson Company

Hayden Stone, Inc., plaintiff below, appeals from the order of the district court denying recovery against defendants Brode and Carl Jeppson Company for conversion of a six percent convertible subordinated debenture of the McCulloch Oil Company. Brode and Jeppson cross-appeal from that portion of the district court’s order which awards costs of $3,949.70 in favor of Hayden Stone and against Brode and Jeppson pursuant to two sanction orders issued under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(a)(4) during the discovery proceedings in this case. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the order below.

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