Allen v. Denman

Sam S. Denman, appellee, sued G. C. Allen, appellant, to recover the amount of a check for $1,500, which the appellant alleges was given in settlement of his losses in a cotton futures transaction. Den-man alleged, in substance, that during the months of February, March, and April, and prior thereto and since said time, he was a member of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and engaged in the business of a cotton broker at Lubbock; that Alex Hyman & Co. of New Orleans were also members of said Exchange, and that he, acting as broker and agent for Allen, bought for said Allen contracts for cotton…