Circuit Court.
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HMARcH q. Sanford 8. Brood vs. Anthony NJ Hcfman,
.amgusfss and Chas Hc6man-Ths was an action to re-
cover $i20 The plaintiff Ia broker, and alleged that
he was employed by defendants to negotiate loan for
00o He accordingly entered into negotiation with
a MIR. Thompson, who proposed to lend the sum re-
quired upon receiving adequate security and directed
tnat the necessary papers shoul be laid before VIM NJ
MITCHELL Esq, his counsel. The securities were laid
before Mr.. Mitchell, which consisted of mortgage,
held by MIR. Anti ony N Holman lands in Dutchess
county Mr. Mitchell decided that tae mortgage should
be assigned, and that paper should be drawn up and
signed BY the morgagor consSntng TO tho assignment
and acknowledging the validity Of the mortgage There
difficulty in relation those conditions and
the negotiations fell through The defendants then re.
fused 70 pay the brokers' fees For the defence, was
shown that MIR Anthony NJ Hoffman, wishing to put the
other two defendants who his sons, in business,
gave them the securities above mentioned, to raise
money on, no part OF which he to receive. II was,
therefore, contended that he not party In interest
and the action must fail II also insisted that, the
loan was not completed the plaintiff not entitled to
recover and that that the in this city. The
Court charged that the hrst question the jury had
pass upon was the joint liability of the defendants If
they not jointly liable. they could not be sepa
rated and he plaintiff could not against two
although the two younger Hofmans might be liable.
The next question to pass upon, they found defend
ants Jointly liable, was whether the custom set by
defendants existed not II they thought, from the
evidence, did, then they should End for defendants


Verdict this morning. For plaintiff, Mr.. Tyson; for
defendants, Mr. Hoffman and Mr.. Winsns