Davis v. King
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the conversion of a note placed in the hands of the defendant for collection; brought to the Superior Court in Windham County and tried to the court, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover the value of the note with interest, and appeal by the defendant for alleged error in the rulings of the court. The ease is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Action to recover damages for the conversion of a note placed in the hands of the defendant for collection; brought to the Superior Court in Windham County and tried to the court, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover the value of the note with interest, and appeal by the defendant for alleged error in the rulings of the court. The ease is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. Since the defendant is the bailee for the accommodation of the plaintiff, he is liable to the plaintiff in case of loss, only for gross negligence. Kinchelo v. Priest, 89…
1Opinion of the CourtTokrance, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the conversion of a note. The court below made a finding of facts, and upon those facts rendered judgment for the plaintiff, and from that judgment the defendant brings the present appeal.
The following is a somewhat condensed statement of the facts found: — On and before June 1st, 1890, the defendant was in business in Danielsonville in this State, under the name of C. D. King & Co., and advertised himself under that name as an investment broker and negotiator of Southern loans. He continued said business there under that name down to the time of the…
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