Cassidy v. . Hall
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by defendants Hall, Nicoll and Granbery, from a judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the city and county of New York, in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon an order made June 9,1882, which overruled said defendants’ exceptions and directing judgment on a verdict. Tin’a action was brought to recover against defendants as alleged copartners for goods sold to them as such.
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Appeal by defendants Hall, Nicoll and Granbery, from a judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the city and county of New York, in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon an order made June 9,1882, which overruled said defendants’ exceptions and directing judgment on a verdict. Tin’a action was brought to recover against defendants as alleged copartners for goods sold to them as such. Defendants Hall, Nicoll and Granbery answered separately denying that they were copartners with defendant,- the United States Reflector Company, or that the goods were sold and delivered…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The written contract entered into between the defendants Hall, Nicoll & Granbery and the United States Reflector Company did not, by its terms or on its face, constitute a copartnership, either inter sese or as to third persons. After stating that it was contemplated the defendants should assume control of the company when, if ever, they shall be satisfied that the business of said company is a profitable one, and that it fully realizes their expectation, and that it is expedient that some arrangement should be made whereby the profitableness of the business may be ascertained and proven to…
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