Legal Opinion

Neal v. M. E. Smith & Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1902No. 1,627PublishedCited by 9 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa.

1Opinion of the Court

THAYER, Circuit Judge.

This was a suit by M. E. Smith & Co., a mercantile corporation, against Martin Neal and William W. Cushman, as copartners, trading under the firm name of the Charter Oak Mercantile Company, on an open account for about $2,600, being the alleged value of goods which were sold by the plaintiff corporation to the defendant firm. The defendant Martin Neal sued out a writ of error to reverse the judgment which was recovered against him in the lower court. The defense which Neal made was that he retired from the aforesaid firm in the month of March, 1898; that notice was given…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McKindly v. DunhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Butler v. DormanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  3. Holland v. Van BeilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  4. Gill v. S. Kaufman & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1876
  5. Carmichael v. Greer, Lake & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1875

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tuckerman v. MearnsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1919
  2. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. HubertMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1918
  4. Hurst Boillin Co. v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Mearns v. ChatardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1918

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