Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 31, 1978, 77-2072 (Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc., and Hayden Stone, Inc. v. William H. Leach)

PELL, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, William Leach, appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc. (SHS) in the amount of $473,-563.32 plus interest. The basis of this action was Leach’s breach of a customer agreement entered into with SHS, as broker, for the purpose of commodity futures trading.