United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Excerpt from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: In the Matter of the Estate of Fred Dorr, a Bankrupt; Carroll Allen, Petitioner, Vs; John J. Forbis, Claimant, Respondent; Transcript of Record, Upon Petition for Revision Under Section 24b of the Bankruptcy Act of Congress, Approved July 1, 1898 First - That said bankrupt, Fred Dorr, during the months of January to July, both inclusive, 1908, was conducting a brokerage business in an office in the city of Butte, State of Montana, where grain stocks and securities were sold on margin. Second - That in the city of Butte, State of Mon tana, on the 30th day of June, 1908, said claimant, John J. Forbis, purchased on margin, of said Dorr, 300 shares of the common stock of the United Steel Corporation at 37 3 /4, and 100 shares of said stock at 87 the total purchase price amounting, with commission, to the sum of that the only sum paid on account of said purchase was the sum of which sum was deposited with said Dorr as a margin, on said purchase, and left a balance due, on account of said purchase, to said Dorr of the sum of for which amount said Dorr held the stock so purchased on margin, as security. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.