Horton v. . Morgan

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It is unnecessary to pass upon the ruling by which evidence was admitted to show the custom of brokers to sell and hypothecate stock held by them as security on advances; and we do not give any judgment upon that question. There was no evidence that the defendant had ever disposed of the stock which he had purchased for the plaintiff. If the case had been decided by a jury, it may be that we could not say that they were not influenced by this evidence; but as…