Legal Opinion
B. C. Christopher & Co. v. Danker
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1976No. 40516PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
This case involves a controversy arising out of transactions in commodity futures. The plaintiff, B. C. Christopher & Company, is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and operates a brokerage business in Omaha, Nebraska. The defendant, Albert D. Danker, was a customer of the plaintiff and maintained a commodity trading margin account with the plaintiff. On Friday, April 26, 1974, the defendant had no position in the market and his account with the plaintiff had a credit balance of $75.
On April 26, 1974, the defendant placed two trading orders by telephone with Douglas Brown, an employee of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McKinster v. HitchcookNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
- Krinsky v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Moore v. SchankNebraska Supreme Court · 1947
- Baldwin v. Peters, Writer & ChristensenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Fellers v. HoweNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Moore v. Puget Sound Plywood, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1983
- Waite v. SAMSON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1984
- First Mid America, Inc. v. PalmerNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- Hutmacher v. City of MeadNebraska Supreme Court · 1988
- High-Plains Cooperative Ass'n v. StevensNebraska Supreme Court · 1979
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