Ed. Phillips & Sons Co. v. Erickson

Ed Phillips and Sons Co. a corporation and Griggs Cooper Distributing Company, a corporation, each commenced separate actions against the defendants, Erickson and Pedersen, individually and as copartners. The actions were upon separate and distinct accounts due to the respective plaintiffs. Because the principal issue in each case was whether Erickson was a partner of Pedersen, the two actions were, by stipulation, consolidated for trial. At the trial, in accordance with the trial court’s instructions, separate verdicts were rendered in each *287case and, in accordance with, the verdicts,…