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Jordan v. Weston

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division
May 25, 1960
26 Ill. App. 2d 498 (Ill. App. Ct. 1960)

Summary

In Weston v. Jordan, 168 Mass. 401, the question was as to the relation between customer and broker after the broker had parted with the shares after repeated demands by the customer and refusal by the broker to deliver the shares, and it was held that a valid cause of action arose in favor of the customer, whether for breach of contract, or for conversion, it matters not.

Summary of this case from Richardson v. Shaw

Opinion

Gen. No. 47,881. (Abstract of Decision.)

May 25, 1960.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. GEORGE B. WEISS, Judge, presiding. Reversed.

Rogers, Rogers, Strayhorn, and Harth, of Chicago (Howard T. Savage, of counsel) for defendants-appellants;

Gomberg, Missner, and Lacob, of Chicago, for appellee.


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Summaries of

Jordan v. Weston

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division
May 25, 1960
26 Ill. App. 2d 498 (Ill. App. Ct. 1960)

In Weston v. Jordan, 168 Mass. 401, the question was as to the relation between customer and broker after the broker had parted with the shares after repeated demands by the customer and refusal by the broker to deliver the shares, and it was held that a valid cause of action arose in favor of the customer, whether for breach of contract, or for conversion, it matters not.

Summary of this case from Richardson v. Shaw
Case details for

Jordan v. Weston

Case Details

Full title:Willie Jordan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mrs. Weston, et al.…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District. Third Division

Date published: May 25, 1960

Citations

26 Ill. App. 2d 498 (Ill. App. Ct. 1960)
168 N.E.2d 809

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