Smith v. Becker

TRIMBLE, J. —

Plaintiff, as the assignee of one Dana B. Cox, brought this suit in equity to have plaintiff declared to be the owner of 20,000 shares of stock in the Brandt Independent Mining Company, which stock plaintiff alleges Cox pledged to defendant Becker to secure a loan of $100; and which he, Becker, caused to be transferred upon the books of the company to himself without having any sale thereof made under said alleged pledge and without having taken any legal steps for the foreclosure of the same. The petition further prayed that defendant Becker be declared the trustee for the…