Davison v. Holden
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for groceries sold by the plaintiffs to the Bridgeport Co-operative Association; brought originally before a justice of the peace, and, by appeal of the plaintiffs, to the Court of Common Pleas, and heard in that court, on a general denial, closed to the court, before Hall, J. The defendants were Milton D. Holden and Patrick Tate, who were the president and treasurer of the association, which was unincorporated. The following facts were found by the court.
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Action for groceries sold by the plaintiffs to the Bridgeport Co-operative Association; brought originally before a justice of the peace, and, by appeal of the plaintiffs, to the Court of Common Pleas, and heard in that court, on a general denial, closed to the court, before Hall, J. The defendants were Milton D. Holden and Patrick Tate, who were the president and treasurer of the association, which was unincorporated. The following facts were found by the court. The goods described in the bill of particulars were sold by the plaintiffs to the Bridgeport Co-operative Association, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The defendants with sundry other persons associated themselves under the name of the Bridgeport Cooperative Association, an unincorporated trading association. They established a meat market. Their purpose was to buy at wholesale, and to retail to any person who would buy, regardless of membership, and to the members at such a price as would relieve them from paying at least one middleman’s profit. Each member contributed something to the starting fund, the amount determined by himself. No profits were anticipated beyond payment of the expenses of management. The members held meetings and…
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