Pierpoint v. Farnum
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The plaintiff sued the defendants in three separate actions for a conversion of certain unindorsed certificates of stock that had been stolen from him. The actions were tried together, and the plaintiff has recovered judgments for the highest value of the stock within a reasonable time after demand for the return of the certificates. One question only requires consideration on this appeal, and that is, did the conversion of the certificates under the circumstances warrant judgments for damages for the full amount of the stock?
The plaintiff had purchased the stock in question prior to November…
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