Hotchkiss v. Levi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Berth old Levi, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of August, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for a discovery and inspection of all books of account which Lathrop, Has-kins & Go', may have keptconcerning the purchases'and sales of stocks, and also all books, records, letters or orders which they kept affecting the transactions for…
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Appeal by the defendant, Berth old Levi, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 19th day of August, 1910, denying the defendant’s motion for a discovery and inspection of all books of account which Lathrop, Has-kins & Go', may have keptconcerning the purchases'and sales of stocks, and also all books, records, letters or orders which they kept affecting the transactions for a certain pool or joint venture ” for the purchase and sale of shares of stock of the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron…
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The firm of Lathrop, Haskins & Co., of which the plaintiff is the trustee in bankruptcy, were stockbrokers. The action is brought to recover the sum of $255,297.64, the purchase price of 3,257.10 shares of-the common stock of the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company, alleged to have been purchased by said firm as brokers for the defendant, together with interest thereon.
The petition o'f the defendant for the' discovery and inspection shows that he was induced by the firm to" become interested in a pool in said stock to the extent of twenty .per cent; that the firm *527agreed to…
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- Walsh v. Press Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Churchill v. LoeserNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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