Hoogewerff v. Flack
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Dobler, J.) Plaintiff's 3rd Prayer.—If the Court, sitting'as a jury, finds that the plaintiff authorized the defendant as his agent to purchase said stock for him, and if it finds that the defendant did purchase said stock through Morrison & Company in his own name, without the knowledge, assent or subsequent ratification of the plaintiff of the purchase in such manner and if it finds from the evidence that the defendant did…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Dobler, J.) Plaintiff's 3rd Prayer.—If the Court, sitting'as a jury, finds that the plaintiff authorized the defendant as his agent to purchase said stock for him, and if it finds that the defendant did purchase said stock through Morrison & Company in his own name, without the knowledge, assent or subsequent ratification of the plaintiff of the purchase in such manner and if it finds from the evidence that the defendant did not make the payments on account of said stock as and when made by the plaintiff to him, then the plaintiff is entitled…
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This case was instituted by the appellee against the appellant in the Superior Court of Baltimore City upon a declaration consisting of the common counts and a special count as follows: “For that the defendant was and is a stock broker, and on or about the — day of August, 1903, agreed with the plaintiff to purchase for and deliver to the plaintiff two hundred shares of the stock of the Amalgamated Copper Company at the price of $53 per share and the plaintiff delivered to the defendant the sum of $5,800 with which to make said purchase as part payment of the purchase price, to wit, $10,600,…
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