Counselman v. Collins

The appellants sued the appellee for commissions and money paid for losses on stock and grain dealings on the boards in Hew York and Chicago, in which the appellants were agents of the appellee. The evidence is very voluminous, but the part affecting the question to be decided may be briefly stated.

The losses of the appellee were very great. Whether he had used money that he had no right to use was in question. To get him out of difficulty had become a family matter.

A witness named Keep paid to the appellants for the appellee $7,500. The appellants were informed that the money was furnished…