Burson v. Stone & Co.

Burson, Stone, and Sharpe composed the mercantile partnership of Burson & Co., and Stone and Sharpe, composed the mercantile partnership of Stone & Co. The office of Burson & Co. was in the place of business of Stone & Co., where the^ooks of the former were kept by Stone, who looked after the office business of Burson & Co. Stone and Sharpe, without the knowledge or consent oí Burson, took and lost, by speculation in cotton futures, money belonging to the firm of Burson & Co. The account‘for the purpose ot speculation was kept in the office of a New York broker in the name of Stone & Co., and…