Pattee v. Gilmore
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Trover, for seventeen thousand shingles. The defendants were charged as late copartners in trade, under the firm of Gilmore & Pratt, and the conversion alleged took place on the 4th day of October, 1844. The defendants pleaded severally the general issue. The defendants were copartners, doing business in Concord from May, 1843, till January 1, 1845, upon which day the partnership was dissolved, and a new firm of Gilmore & Clapp formed.
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Trover, for seventeen thousand shingles. The defendants were charged as late copartners in trade, under the firm of Gilmore & Pratt, and the conversion alleged took place on the 4th day of October, 1844. The defendants pleaded severally the general issue. The defendants were copartners, doing business in Concord from May, 1843, till January 1, 1845, upon which day the partnership was dissolved, and a new firm of Gilmore & Clapp formed. Pratt left the State, and Gilmore remained in the new firm, in the same place. The plaintiff, in September, 1844, sent twelve thousand shingles to Gilmore &…
1Opinion of the CourtGilchrist, J.
This is an action of trover, to recover seventeen thousand shingles. The defendants were partners from May, 184S, until the first of January, 1845.
Iu September, 1844, the plaintiff sent them twelve thousand shingles, to be sold by. them, and in February, 1845, sent five thousand more, which were left at the same place. The first question relates to the liability of Pratt to the plaintiff in an action of trover.
On the 2d of August, 1845, and after the dissolution of the firm of Gilmore & Pratt, the plaintiff’s attorney addressed a letter to Gilmore & Pratt, which was received by Gilmore,…
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