Dodge v. Williams
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 53, April T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1906, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiff in case of F. W. Dodge Company v. J. M. Williams, doing business as The Williams Gauge Company. Assumpsit on a contract in writing. Before Kennedy, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 53, April T., 1911, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Nov. T., 1906, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiff in case of F. W. Dodge Company v. J. M. Williams, doing business as The Williams Gauge Company. Assumpsit on a contract in writing. Before Kennedy, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Mr. King was, at the time of the making of the agreement, the partner of Mr. J. M. Williams in the company, and was general manager; that is proved here and is not contradicted, and you may, for the purposes…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
This action is brought to recover on a written contract executed November 17, 1905, and signed “Williams Gauge Co. by H. R. Williams, V. P. & G. M.” The defendant, J. M. Williams, conducted his business as an individual under the trading name of Williams Gauge Company, and for some months he had as a copartner one U. S. King. The exact relation of these parties is difficult to determine from the evidence, further than that J. M. Williams was practically the sole party interested in the business. The defendant denies all liability on the ground that H. R. Williams, who…
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