Hamilton v. Finnegan

Ladd, 0. J. —

1 The plaintiff, having acquired, through defendant, certain stock in the Minneapolis Building & Loan Association, exchanged it with him for 51 shares of stock in the- Lefflér Magnetic Electric Railroad Company of Chicago, 111. As a part of the transaction, the defendant executed this agreement: “Dubuque, la., Aug. 8, 1895. Six months after date, I promise to pay William Hamilton thirty-five ($35.00) dollars per share in cash for 51 shares of the Lefiler Magnetic Electric R. R. Company stock. Said Hamilton has the right to accept or reject this offer at the expiration of this…