Redfield v. Haight
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit, on a guaranty,—tried to the jury on the general issue. The plaintiff, who resided in Greenwich in this state, had formerly been in partnership with one Joseph Haight, the son of the defendant, in New Rochelle in the state of New York, under the name of Redfield & Haight, and had afterward purchased the interest of Haight in the partnership and carried on the business alone.
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Assumpsit, on a guaranty,—tried to the jury on the general issue. The plaintiff, who resided in Greenwich in this state, had formerly been in partnership with one Joseph Haight, the son of the defendant, in New Rochelle in the state of New York, under the name of Redfield & Haight, and had afterward purchased the interest of Haight in the partnership and carried on the business alone. On the 8th day of August, 1854, a contract was made between the plaintiff and Haight, at New Rochelle, by which the plaintiff sold to Haight all his interest in the business, with the stock of goods on hand, and…
1Opinion of the CourtEllsworth, J.
From the motion it appears, that on thé 8th day of August, 1854, Joseph Haight, the son of the defendant, purchased the plaintiff'’s interest in the company of Redfield and Haight, and the further interest of the plaintiff in the business which he had carried on alone for the two months preceding. The said Joseph was, by the contract under which the sale was made, to assume and pay all the outstanding debts of both Redfield and Haight, and of the plaintiff alone. In order to bring about the purchase, the said Joseph agreed to procure the defendant to guarantee the fulfillment of his contract,…
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