Eddy v. Schiebel

The jury could reasonably have found from the evidence that the plaintiffs were stockbrokers doing business as partners with offices in Hartford, and a branch office in New Haven in charge of one Arnold. On October 4th, 1929, the defendant, through Arnold, requested the plaintiffs to effect the purchase for him of twenty shares of Electric Bond & Share stock and agreed to pay therefor the purchase price and the customary broker’s charges. The order for purchase was promptly telephoned to the Hartford office by Arnold. This stock is traded in on the New York Curb Exchange and in order to make…