Lines v. Shepard

The complaint was for money received, and the answer was a general denial. The claim arose out of certain stock transactions which took place on the defendant’s premises, known as the “White Elephant,” and the question to be determined was whether these transactions were with one William D. Klausman as principal, or with him as the agent of the defendant, and was one of fact to be determined by the evidence. Without stating this evidence in detail, we deem it sufficient to say that an examination of the testimony, aided by the painstaking and careful brief of defendant’s counsel, fails to…