King v. Zell & Merceret

The appellees Zell & Merceret, who are stock brokers, obtained a judgment in the Baltimore City Court against the appellant Dr. E. F. King, for a balance due for certain stocks purchased for him, and he took the present appeal therefrom. The record contains four bills of exceptions, two to rulings on evidence and two to the Court’s action on the prayers.

There is evidence in the record tending to prove the following facts. On January 25th, 1900, Zell & Merceret purchased on margin for Dr. King, 10 shares of Cotton Duck common stock, and on February 8th, they purchased in the same manner for…