Legal Opinion
Overbury v. Platten
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 18, 1939No. 96PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Overbury, appeals from a judgment, entered upon a directed verdict, in an action for breach of contract and for the conversion of 1574 shares of common stock of the “Flintkote Company”, *156which he had pledged with the defendants’ decedent, Denison. He had agreed to buy from Denison 200 shares of the common stock of the Aluminum Company of America for $48,960, and the Flintkote shares were pledged as security for his performance. Denison died, and the defendants were appointed as his executors in New Jersey where he had lived. They extended the date of…
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