Nattrass v. Rosenthal and Co.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Ralph Nattrass, George Panagopoulos, Dionysios Panagopoulos, Dennis Mouzakis, and Betty Caíame, plaintiffs, brought suit in district court seeking damages from their broker, Rosenthal & Company, based upon the failure of the latter, through its employee, Larkin, to follow plaintiffs’ instructions to take them out of the commodities market. Following trial to a jury, the trial court on September 21,1981, rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs, the broker’s customers, for $36,745.00 plus attorney’s fees. Although they obtained a favorable judgment, all of them…