Duncan v. Williamson

The plaintiff seeks to hold three officers of the bankrupt corporation, S. M. Williamson & Co., liable for loss of a fund placed with said corporation for investment. The trial judge, at the close of the plaintiff’s proof, directed a verdict in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The theory of plaintiff is that she turned over to S. M. Williamson & Co. a fund of $10,000 for investment; that same was kept invested for a number of years, but for some time prior to the bankruptcy of the corporation $5,500 of said fund was left uninvested, and deposited in the general account…