Carpenter v. Kilborn

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brogan, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit in the Essex County Circuit Court.

Plaintiff below sued to recover moneys deposited by him with Dane & Company, a stock brokerage house. There was deposited with the defendant below the sum of $1,000 in cash, the sum of $1,030 realized from the sale of securities owned by the plaintiff, and one hundred and sixty-eight shares of Kraft-Phoenix Cheese Corporation stock which, it is alleged as of October 23d, 1929, had a money value of $11,572, so that in all the plaintiff had a credit of $13,602 with…