Berry v. Brown

The following is the mem. of opinion in this action:

“ This action was brought by the plaintiffs, who held claims against the firm of Zeiss & Company, which firm was composed of Zeiss and Maria A. Brown, the wife of the defendant, to recover upon such claims against the defendant on the ground that he had assumed the payment of them. It was alleged in the complaint that on or about the 8th day of January, 1881, Zeiss sold all his interest in the firm property to the defendant and that as part of the consideration of the sale, the defendant, agreed to pay all the firm debts, including the…