Legal Opinion

Blanken v. HARRIS, UPHAM & CO., INCORPORATED

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1976No. 9392, 9416PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

In this dispute arising between stock-investors and a brokerage firm, both parties appeal from the judgment of the trial court ordering a dismissal of a claim and a counterclaim for damages and for money due and owing as a result of two stock transactions, and from the order o-f the court denying requests for a new trial. We find that the trial court properly held that the plaintiffs-appellants, the Blankens, had failed to sustain the burden of proving their claim for damages for conversion and we therefore affirm as to this claim. As to the counterclaim of the defendant-cross-appellant,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,710 Stanley S. Pearlstein v. Scudder & German, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  2. Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  3. Naftalin & Co. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  4. R. Baruch and Company v. SpringerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962

3Cited by31 opinions

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