Dean v. Ellis
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Livingston; Dodds, J., presiding. Assumpsit by Sedgwick Dean and another against Alva P. Ellis to recover a balance due upon an account for goods sold. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
In the spring of 1891, one H. W. Ellis opened a small retail grocery store in Livingston county, and purchased of the plaintiffs a bill of groceries. On August 30th, Mr. Ellis took one Hoysington into partnership with him, the firm name being Ellis & Hoysington. On the 1st of October of the same year, defendant bought out this firm, and carried on the business. Plaintiffs sold goods to Ellis & Hoysington. At the time defendant purchased, both H. W. Ellis and Ellis & Hoysington were in debt to the plaintiffs. On October 13, 1891, one of the plaintiffs went to the defendant’s store, and…
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