Johnston v. Asbahr

This is an action charging the defendants with conversion of a stock certificate representing 12,000 shares of the common stock of Suburban Properties, Inc., a Washington corporation.

The plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages and the defendants appeal.

The plaintiff’s right to possession of the stock certificate, which he alleged was wrongfully taken from him, is based upon the following contentions:

First, that the certificate representing the 12,000 *424shares of stock in Suburban Properties, Inc., was, oh June 14, 1955, endorsed in blank by the defendant Turpin and delivered to this…