New York Court of Appeals

Alexander C. Lawrence, Respondent v. James E. Maxwell, Appellant

May 20, 187353 N.Y. 19

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff, holding that a broker's custom of hypothecating pledged securities cannot alter the terms of a pledge contract, that the broker's lien was discharged when the plaintiff tendered payment, and that the broker's refusal to return the stock after discharge constituted conversion.