Briggs v. Kennett
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Thomas J. Briggs against Francis J. Kennett, George B. ■Hopkins, and George Kirkland. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
This action is brought to recover damages for the breach of a contract of bailment, the subject of the action being 140 shares of stock of the American Telegraph & Cable Company, *541which are alleged to have been delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant’s agent, one Thomas Stout, to be held as collateral upon such plaintiff’s account with the defendants, a firm of stockbrokers. The defense interposed was that no such delivery had been made to the defendants, the issue being practically resolved into a question as to Stout’s agency. It appears that this individual fraudulently diverted the…
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- Exchange Bank v. . MonteathNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Exchange Bank v. MonteathNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- Second National Bank of Allentown v. Pottier & Stymus Manufacturing Co.The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1888
- Timpson v. AllenNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
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