Legal Opinion
Woltz v. E. F. Hutton & Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1921No. Civ. No. 3752PublishedCited by 2 opinions
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
Action for the alleged conversion by defendants of certain oil stock owned by plaintiff.
Plaintiff had judgment, fro-m which defendants appeal.
It appears that at the times in question defendants were engaged in the business of stock brokers, having offices in. both the city of Los Angeles and the city of New York; that prior to August 7, 1919, they had, in acting for plaintiff, bought and sold stock for his account, as a result of which he on August 7th had on deposit with defendants the sum of $850, at which time he gave to defendants, at their Los Angeles office, a written order to buy for…
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