Putnam, Hooker & Co. v. Loeb

This is a proceeding in error to reverse an order made by the court of common pleas in the distribution of a fund between the plaintiffs in error and the defendants in error, who are creditors attaching certain goods.

The record shows that on April 15, 1884, the plaintiffs in error brought suit against one George W. Clay, upon an account for goods sold and delivered to him, as averred in the petition, at his request, “by the description of G. W. Clay & Bro.”

The petition then averring that no part of the account is due, proceeds as follows: “The defendant G. W. Clay has sold, conveyed, and…