Ramsay v. . Miller
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 10, 1910, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiff ratified the transactions conducted in his behalf. (Denny v. Manh.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 10, 1910, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The plaintiff ratified the transactions conducted in his behalf. (Denny v. Manh. Co., 5 Den. 639; Hall v. Lauderdale, 46 N. Y. 70; Calvin v. Holbrook, 2 N. Y. 126; Montgomery Bank v. Albany City Bank, 7 N. Y. 459; Matter of Flaherty v. Milliken, 193 N. Y. 564; Fowler v. B. S. Bank, 113 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the Court
Culler, Oh. J.
The defendants were stockbrokers in the city of 27ew York, having a branch office in Washington, of which one Ludwig was the manager. In January, 1907, the plaintiff commenced to speculate in stocks through the Washington branch, depositing the sum of $1,000, to which were subsequently added the further sums of $3,000 and $2,000. On July 6th the plaintiff ordered the sale of all the stocks the defendants were carrying for him and that his account be closed. On the 8th he received a message from Ludwig’s wife stating that Ludwig was at home ill, and the plaintiff went to see him.…
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