Ashley v. Dowling
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, against the defendants and other persons unknown, as copartners doing business at Pepperell under the name of the Knights of Labor Co-operative Store Association. Writ dated May 5, 1908. The declaration contained three counts.
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Contract, against the defendants and other persons unknown, as copartners doing business at Pepperell under the name of the Knights of Labor Co-operative Store Association. Writ dated May 5, 1908. The declaration contained three counts. The first count alleged that the defendants named in the writ were representative members of the association, and that the defendants owed the plaintiff $2,973.90 according to an account annexed, which was as follows: “ Nashua, N. H., Feb. 21, 1908. Knights of Labor Co-operative Association. To Nashua Beef Co., Geo. A. Ashley, Proprietor, Dr. Balance, old…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, J.
This is an action of contract brought against certain persons as partners. The facts as to the alleged co-partnership are that in 1886 a voluntary trading association was formed under the name of “ Knights of Labor Co-operative Store Association” for the purpose of carrying on a general country store. Certain by-laws were adopted, which provided among other things for the issuance and transfer of an unlimited number of “ shares of stock,” each of a par value of $5, for the general conduct of a store business through a salesman under the supervision of an executive committee, for interest on…
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