Teller v. Patten
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana. It was an action of assumpsit, brought by Patten and Lane, merchants of New York, against the plaintiffs in error, merchants of Port "Wayne, Indiana.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana. It was an action of assumpsit, brought by Patten and Lane, merchants of New York, against the plaintiffs in error, merchants of Port "Wayne, Indiana. The only question in the court below was, whether or not Swinney was a partner of Teller, the declaration counting upon four promissory notes signed by Thomas B. Teller & Co. • Under the instructions of the court, a verdict was found for the plaintiffs. The substance of the bills of exception is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This case is brought here by a writ of error from the Circuit Court for the district of Indiana.
It is an action of assumpsit on four promissory notes signed by Thomas B. Teller & Co. A verdict was rendered, and a judgment entered, for $2,719.40.
•Certain rulings .of the court on questions of evidence which were made during the trial, and to which exceptions were taken, present the points for consideration.
Evidence was .given to • prove the partnership of Swinney with Teller, which was denied, and which was the only controverted fact in the case. Thomas P. Anderson, a witness, stated that in…
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