Empire Commission Co. v. Carlson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bijrch, J.:

The action was one by a broker to recover the price of corn purchased for his principal, and expenses incurred for the account of the principal in connection with the purchase. The verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

On December 31, 1925, plaintiff received an order from Carlson to purchase for Carlson 10,000 bushels of December corn. Plaintiff executed the order, and the corn was delivered in elevators in Chicago for Carlson. When the corn was purchased, plaintiff had in its hands money of Carlson’s in the sum of…