Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Davis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1936PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
This is an action of tort against certain defendants, partners under the name of Blake Brothers and Company, and the defendant Castle, not a partner in that firm, for conversion of bonds, the property of the plaintiff. The case was heard by an auditor and thereafter tried before a judge and a jury on the auditor’s report and other evidence. A verdict for the plaintiff against the defendant Castle was returned by the jury by direction of the judge. The other defendants moved that a verdict be directed in their favor. The motion was allowed and by direction of the judge a verdict was returned…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Sturm v. BokerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Shaw v. SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Hunt v. WymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Lawyers Mortgage Investment Corp. v. Paramount Laundries Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Duggan v. Matthew Cummings Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Rosenblum v. GinisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Beauvais v. Springfield Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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