Knieriemen v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lynch, J.
At the close of the trial of this customer’s suit against his brokerage firm, the court charged the jury on four causes of action, breach of contract, negligence, fraud, and churning (inordinate trading to generate broker’s commissions), but it declined the defendant’s request for submission of a special verdict form to the jury. A general verdict was rendered awarding plaintiff $45,000 in compensatory damages and $30,-000 in punitive damages. Upon inquiry, the foreman stated that the jury had found against the defendant on the negligence and churning claims, but…
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