Taliaferro v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — The plaintiff offered to prove by Sterrett McKim, that he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and also of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, and that he had informed himself as to what their rules were in 1886; to prove further by the same witness, and by the printed hooks of such rules which he would identify, what these rules were, and particularly that…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — The plaintiff offered to prove by Sterrett McKim, that he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and also of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, and that he had informed himself as to what their rules were in 1886; to prove further by the same witness, and by the printed hooks of such rules which he would identify, what these rules were, and particularly that by Article 15, section 3, of the constitution and bylaws of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, in force in 1886. that reads…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, J.
Miss Prances Cornelia Taliaferro and her sister, Mrs. Sarah L. Waters, each owned 88600 of registered Virginia coupon consols, payable to them respectively or to their respective order. Wishing to dispose of these securities as soon as the market price should reach sixty cents on the dollar they entrusted them to I. Parker Veazey for sale, hie procured printed forms of transfers and powers of attorney — one for each bond — and caused Miss Taliaferro and Mrs. Waters to sign them in blank. The blanks were thereafter partially filled up by Veazey, and when so filled up the instruments read as…
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