Bradford v. Goldman

Plaintiff sued in counts of assumpsit and tort in trespass for damages to certain buildings arising out of the removal of machinery sold by plaintiff to defendant. On a trial before a jury, the court directed a verdict of no cause of action on the ground that plaintiff had not sufficiently shown ownership of the real estate, and that he had therefore failed to prove a cause of action.

Plaintiff, a lawyer duly admitted to practice, had been engaged in the paper industry for many years, and in 1929 as part of a plan of promotion he purchased the bonds of the Independent Sugar Company located in…