EF Hutton & Co. v. Heim

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

EF Hutton & Company, Inc. (Hutton) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and counterclaimant Gerald Heim. The trial court granted plaintiff summary judgment for $46,310.76 on its petition to recover on a promissory note executed by the defendant. Gerald Heim had admitted liability on the note but counterclaimed seeking damages for Hutton’s alleged negligence in erroneously reporting a commodity futures transaction on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The jury found for Heim on his counterclaim,…