Caldwell v. Western Development Co.

Plaintiff commenced an action to recover a money judgment against the defendants; a trial was had, the court sitting without a jury; the defendants had judgment and the plaintiff appealed under the new method.

In his complaint the plaintiff alleged that the Western Development Company was a corporation; that defendant W. S. Gray owned all of the stock of the corporation and was executive officer and manager; that in May, 1917, acting on the suggestion of the defendant W. S. Gray, the plaintiff and John C. Gray (son of W. S. Gray) as partners, and the corporation, executed a lease or agreement;…