Torrens v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette county: No. 191, to October and November Term 1873. ■ This was an action of assumpsit, brought February 18th 1869, by Calvin'Campbell, by his next friend Samuel Campbell, against Joseph Torrens and William Campbell.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette county: No. 191, to October and November Term 1873. ■ This was an action of assumpsit, brought February 18th 1869, by Calvin'Campbell, by his next friend Samuel Campbell, against Joseph Torrens and William Campbell. The action was brought by the plaintiff, a minor, to recover wages which he had earned by working as a glass-cutter for the firm of Zimmerman & Co., whose establishment it was alleged had passed into the hands of the defendants, the defendants agreeing to pay the debts due by Zimmerman & Co. The declaration was on the common courts.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, January 6th 1874, by
Mercur, J. —
Zimmerman & Co. had been engaged in the muanufacture of window-glass. While thus engaged they became indebted to the plaintiff below. William Campbell, one of the defendants below, was a member of that firm. The firm sold out their works to one Tiernan and dissolved. Tiernan continued the business. Subsequently the two defendants below entered into a written agreement of copartnership therein; they agreed to purchase the said glass-works and to prosecute the business, and that “ the firm should become the owners of all…
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