Theis v. duPont, Glore Forgan Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The defendant duPont, Glore Forgan Incorporated (duPont) appeals from a judgment for damages of $11,100.00 entered in favor of plaintiff Charles C. Theis (Theis) in a trial to the court. The damages were occasioned by an unauthorized transaction by an employee of duPont in the commodities market on the Theis investment account. On appeal duPont does not challenge the trial court’s findings of fact but questions the conclusions drawn therefrom.

Theis opened an account with duPont, a brokerage firm, in August, 1967, for the purpose of trading…