Leonard v. Poole
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal by defendant from an interlocutory judgment, that defendant account, etc. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.—Sedgwick, Ch. J.
The learned judge below found that the following facts existed: The plaintiff was the receiver, duly appointed, of the property of James R. Keene, and the defendant was one of the firm of E. A. Kent & Company. This firm .agreed ■with James R. Keene and other persons, who were defendants because they would not become plaintiffs, to act as brokers and agents of Keene and his associates, in the purchase and sale of tierces of lard, for their joint account. It was agreed that the profits and losses, *216brokerage and expenses of such purchases and sales, were to be paid…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Like v. McKinstryNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Morgan v. MorganNew York Supreme Court · 1863