Callender v. Colegrove
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. Stephen Colegrove brought his bill in chancery to the superior court against Ralph Callender and others, charging a combination to defraud him in the sale of certain goods to him, and praying that certain instruments set forth in the bill, might be set aside, and an account taken. By an amendment, it was averred, that the facts charged in the bill to be fraudulent, if not fraudulent, were matters of mistake between the parties.
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IN ERROR. Stephen Colegrove brought his bill in chancery to the superior court against Ralph Callender and others, charging a combination to defraud him in the sale of certain goods to him, and praying that certain instruments set forth in the bill, might be set aside, and an account taken. By an amendment, it was averred, that the facts charged in the bill to be fraudulent, if not fraudulent, were matters of mistake between the parties. It is not neeessary here to state the allegations of the bill more particularly, except in relation to an instrument, purporting to be a discharge, dated the…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Ch. J.
It is claimed, 1. That the facts found do not warrant any decree against the defendant, R. Callen-der. The combination is not found ; but it is found, that in April, 1840, John R. Sears commenced the business of a grocer and trader, in a store at the corner of Front and Ferry streets in Hartford; that Ralph Callender put in 1,500 dollars capita), expecting a like amount from Sears, who put in nothing ; that Richard Shepard was a clerk there ; that in April, 1841, an inventory was taken, by which it appeared, there was a loss of 250 or 300 dollars; that in June, 1841, Callender…
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