A Remarkable Stockbroking Case

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 129, 28 April 1892, Page 4

A Remarkable Stockbroking Case

♦ In the Lord Major's Court, London, a few days apro — before the Assistant Judsre (Mr. .Roxburgh) and a jury — Mr C. S. Brand, who is eng-ag-ed in the iron trade at Weduesbury, Mr G\ S. Ferdinando who has carried oib " outside" stock broking- business in the city under various styles, to recover the sum of £50 paid to the defendant to operate with as part of a " cmi.binaiion" system of dealin ■>• in stock anH shares. 'I'h* plantiff said that hereceived a circular, Bigne<i '• Stanley, Chester, and C0.," headed in larg-e- red letters, " A Fortune.'' and referrin to the defendant's system of dealing; in s J ocks and eh -res by combirations. He senr. delVndnnt a cheque for £50 on the understa'dinothat it should be invi ediat^ly u.-ed fur th< j iiiirchi.se of railway stoi-Ks Later •etßiiinur s-put a win- ri->(|ii<-s> " inir thac jilaiitifF -houiil invest moi-p a- it was sucli ;i good thing. Phim tiff (ledined, and roeive'i a rint-d reply that, the deal h:nl bi j n ar, a loss. Tn uirifs si oweil Hr.if ili d- .■:. "-hi 'lie si s-.tM-e. fitf c A si. ■ ■ d^feiid t» tlif last ci'iii it. in !v ;' ' -i: : u-: : ( - ,- j eJ^'lit ■; .- :.ii it ('.<•;! „ iii) !> -:! sorib'; 1 :-.-- '•■ 11)3 ; ci- c-c i.. n- a i-= ■ rj; of £i0 15s |ir<'fi; on e-"i- £1') ijl^cribt-d ' 1 ! *f'en(iii(it a-liiiiiic thin he did uot s fcuate wi'h p ;u - tiit" 1 .- li.oiii v d!i the <i;iv |] pro.iti-.f-'u t.i<> m the ficulsn-. I' he li-nl .Idm so I iro sA.iii,; have . iwoit a [•»-.., l i 'I'iie jury stopped the case, ainl rtvirne f ;t ve^ diet for the fu clmiiii ami tos's