I. X. L. Pressed Brick Co. v. Schoeneich

The plaintiff is a business corporation organized under the laws of this state, and for several years past it has been making and selling brick in the city of St. Charles. Prior to September 18, 1893, the firm of S. H. Merten & Company was engaged in the manufacture and.sale of flour in the same city. The firm was composed of Stephen H. Merten, John E. Hackmann and William Hackmann. John F. was the bookkeeper and financial man of the firm. He died on the eighteenth day of September, 1893, and the defendant Schoeneich was appointed administrator of the partnership estate. John F. was also the…