Salzman v. Boeing

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants who were brokers and members of the Chicago Board of Trade, to recover $21,525.05 which she claimed to have lost in the buying and selling* of wheat. She predicates her right to recover by virtue of the provisions of par. 330, sec. 132, ch. 38, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 37.260]. At the close of plaintiff’s case, on motion of defendants, the court found in favor of defendants, judgment was entered on the finding, and plaintiff appeals.

The record discloses that plaintiff, a housewife, had operated a moving picture theater a number of…