Robertson v. Lynch

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County. A jury having been waived, the case was tried to the court which rendered separate findings of fact and conclusions of law which we find to be supported by the record.

The defendants were engaged in the brokerage business and more particularly in the business of buying and selling grain listed on the Chicago Board of Trade for a commission paid by the customer at the time of the transaction. Plaintiff, who had been a customer of the defendants, sued to recover losses suffered in two transactions…