Chicago Stamping Co. v. Bignall

The declaration began thus: “ The Chicago Stamping Company, a corporation, etc., plaintiff, by Charles M. Sturges, its attorney, complains of Solomon L. Bignall, Edmond B. Bigelow, Claude Bigelow and Charles J. Glenn, late copartners in business, under the style and firm name of Chicago Lamp Company,’ defendants, etc., of a plea of trespass on the case on promises. For that, whereas, the said defendants heretofore, to wit: On the fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, at Chicago, to wit, at the county aforesaid, made their certain note…