Douglass v. Skinner
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit for money received to the plaintiff’s use; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County and tried to the court on the general issue, before McManus, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and motion in error by the defendant. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The plaintiff sold groceries to one Moore from November, 1872, to May, 1874. At the latter date his indebtédness to the plaintiff exceeded $300. During this' time Moore had permitted the defendant, who is his-brother-in-Iaw, to receive the greater part of his earnings and expend the same for the benefit of Moore and his family, Moore receiving the remainder. Both the defendant and Moore, from time to time, paid to the plaintiff a part of the money thus received by each of them. The defendant repeatedly informed the plaintiff that he was drawing Moore’s earnings and expending them in paying…
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