Deyo v. . Hudson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment, entered December 6, 1916, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term after certain questions had been specially submitted to the jury and directing judgment in favor of plaintiffs on the answers thereto.
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Appeal from a judgment, entered December 6, 1916, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a dismissal of the complaint by the court at a Trial Term after certain questions had been specially submitted to the jury and directing judgment in favor of plaintiffs on the answers thereto. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Carver’s thefts were the proximate cause of plaintiffs’ liability to its clients. (Lowery v. Western Union Tel. Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
This is an action to recover damages for deceit. Many of the material facts are in dispute and plaintiffs’ version alone is stated. The plaintiffs, with William B. Carver, were law partners in Binghamton. Defendants are stockbrokers. Their principal office is at No. 36 Wall st., New York, but they have branch offices in Binghamton and other cities. Their business is extensive. They have memberships in the New York Stock Exchange and other desirable connections. The law firm looked after estate matters and trust funds and attended to investments for clients. Many securities were intrusted to…
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