Smith v. Becker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WaebeN D. TaeRANT, Circuit Judge. This action was originally brought against the defendant Washington Beclcer and the Wisconsin Marine & Eire Insurance Company Bank to redeem certain securities which said bank held as collateral for the indebtedness of the plaintiff, and for discovery and accounting for the proceeds of such securities, and the setting aside of a settlement between the defendant bank and…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: WaebeN D. TaeRANT, Circuit Judge. This action was originally brought against the defendant Washington Beclcer and the Wisconsin Marine & Eire Insurance Company Bank to redeem certain securities which said bank held as collateral for the indebtedness of the plaintiff, and for discovery and accounting for the proceeds of such securities, and the setting aside of a settlement between the defendant bank and plaintiff. The action was commenced October 4, 1902, and the other defendants were afterwards brought in. The charter, of the…
1Opinion of the Court
KbewiN, T.
The first proposition discussed by appellant is that there was no sale of any of the stock of the plaintiff, but simply a pretense of sale. The court below found there was a sale, and -the question presented under this head is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the finding. This branch of counsel’s argument is classified under two heads: (1) That Vermilye & Co., who were agents for the sale of the stock, retained 700 shares thereof, representing it as sold, and at some date, not ascertained, transferred it to defendant Becher. (2) That as the 842 shares were a part of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Skiff v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- O. L. Packard Machinery Co. v. LaevWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Pietsch v. KrauseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903