Legal Opinion
Casey v. . Kastel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 15, 1924PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
Plaintiff, an infant when the action was begun, sued to recover damages for conversion of her stock in defendant United States Steel Corporation. The learned trial court found, in substance, that plaintiff left the stock certificate with defendant Kastel, with an assignment executed in blank; that he sold it, acting as her agent or broker, for $11,000, without authority; that she afterwards ratified the sale, but now disaffirms it. The appellants are brokers doing business as the firm of Johnson & Wood who, it is claimed, were parties to the conversion because they, acting for Kastel, sold…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gould v. . Cayuga County National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Schank v. . SchuchmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Travis v. . Knox Terpezone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Green v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Smith v. . RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- E. T. C. Corp. v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Gruntal v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Shields v. GrossNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Walston & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1967
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