Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Josias
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 15, 1916Published
Action to recover a sum of money, pursuant to a verbal agreement.
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
The plaintiff and the defendant are traders in stocks. The plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $296 profit on the purchase and sale by the defendant of 100 shares of Crucible Steel stock, pursuant to a verbal agreement made between the parties.
The evidence of the arrangement is not disputed. The defendant offered no evidence upon the trial, but rested at the close of the plaintiff’s case.
The plaintiff testified: “ In August, he (defendant) asked me how I was getting on—Was I making any money. I said, ‘Yes.’. He said, ‘ You must be getting some pretty good tips — can’t you give me…
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- Lynch v. MurphyNew York Supreme Court · 1913
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