Lorimer v. Julius Knack Coal Co.

The Detroit Coal Exchange was a voluntary unincorporated association composed of approximately 50 retail coal dealers. From 1914 to 1917, the law firm of Beaumont, Smith & Harris rendered certain professional services to the association and incurred certain expenses for which suit was brought by this firm of attorneys against the association and the various members composing it. Both the plaintiffs and the defendant herein and a large number of other members of the association were served with process, among them C. F. Sweeney, who was doing business as the C. F. Sweeney Coal Company.…