Legal Opinion
Brown v. Garey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1935PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrouch, J.
The defendants were stockbrokers doing business under the firm name of Prince & Whitely. On September 9, 1930, the plaintiff delivered to the firm a certificate for 65 shares of Pere Marquette Railway stock for the sole purpose of having it sold on the New York Stock Exchange. On September 30,1930, the firm, without plaintiff’s authority, knowledge or consent, pledged the certificate with other securities to secure a loan of $250,000. On October 9, 1930, a petition in bankruptcy was filed against the firm. On the same date the pledgee liquidated the loan by selling the certificate together…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- McIntyre v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Kreitlein v. FergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Laverty v. . SnethenNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Greenfield v. TuccilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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