Giffon v. American Safety Razor Corp.

On or about May 5, 1921, the defendant American Safety Razor Corporation issued to the plaintiff twenty-five shares of its capital stock of the par value of $25 a share. The stock was registered in her name and the certificate was issued to her. Her husband, Wilfred Albert Giffon, left her on May 31, 1922, telling her he had a position in Baltimore. He retained his key to their apartment. The plaintiff has never seen him since his departure. The certificate of stock was kept by her in an envelope inside the drawer of the dresser which was known only to herself and her husband. In August,'…