McNeil v. . the Tenth National Bank

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1871-11-10

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Sapallo, J. The pledge of the plaintiff’s shares by his brokers, for a larger sum than the amount of their lien thereon, was a clear violation of their duty, and excess of their actual power. And if the effect of the transaction was merely to transfer to the appellant, through Fred. Butterfield, Jacobs Go., the title or interest of Goodyear Brother and Durant in the shares, the…

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