National Pencil Co. v. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency

The Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency brought suit against the National Pencil Company to recover the value of alleged services rendered under a contract entered into between them. In the original petition the plaintiff was alleged to be a corporation, and this allegation was admitted in the defendant’s answer. At the trial term the plaintiff amended its declaration and alleged that it was a partnership. This amendment was allowed by the court, with the consent of the defendant, and the latter made no answer to it. The case was tried and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for the…