Koewing v. Wilder
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the United States Circuit Court, Southern District of New York. The-judgment was entered upon a verdict in favor of the defendant below (who is defendant in error), which verdict was directed by the court at the close of plaintiff’s case.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the United States Circuit Court, Southern District of New York. The-judgment was entered upon a verdict in favor of the defendant below (who is defendant in error), which verdict was directed by the court at the close of plaintiff’s case. The action was brought to recover damages for the failure of defendant to transfer to plaintiff 100 shares of the stock of the Butterick Publishing Company at the price of $100 per share. The answer set up…
1Opinion of the Court
DACOMBE,' Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Inasmuch as the cause was disposed of at the close of plaintiffs proofs, his narrative of the transactions is to be taken as correct. ' Fie was the only witness, except as to value of the stock. This is'his story: He owned and controlled the entire capital stock of the Standard Fashion Company. The defendant was vice president of the Butterick Company, and had expressed a wish to purchase the entire stock of the Standard Company. A meeting took place between the parties early in January, 1900, at which defendant stated that a man…
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