Ward v. Steamboat Little Red
Supreme Court of Missouri
ERROR to Cooper Circuit Court. The plaintiffs contend, that the evidence offered was competent and legal, and will maintain the action; because— 1. The plaintiffs were partners,- sharing in the profit and loss of the business.— 7 Mo.
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ERROR to Cooper Circuit Court. The plaintiffs contend, that the evidence offered was competent and legal, and will maintain the action; because— 1. The plaintiffs were partners,- sharing in the profit and loss of the business.— 7 Mo. Rep., 560. 2. Infants may be partners; — Gow on Partnership, 1, and in same note (1), must join in an action by the firm; same, 128. 3. Contracts, gifts, and grants beneficial to the interest of infants, will be enforced, and the law implies acceptance. The instructions were properly given, and the court properly overruled the motion to set aside the non-suit and…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This was a proceeding under the statute concerning boats and vessels, instituted by the plaintiffs against the steamboat Little Red, in which the plaintiffs suffered a non-suit.
The plaintiffs in the cause are John Ward, Abraham Barne?, John Warnock, Paulina Parker and G.W. Parker. Paulina and G. W. Parker are infants, and sue by their guardian. The complaint alleges, that the plaintiffs were the owners of a ferry-boat, which they leased for one year to James F. Wear; that during the year for which said Wear rented said ferry-boat, the captain of the said steamboat Little Red contracted with…
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