Esskay Art Galleries v. Gibbs

Appellants’ complaint was dismissed for want of equity, after a demurrer thereto had been sustained, and they had refused to plead further. Omitting the formal parts and two paragraphs which allege only appellants’ corporate existence such complaint reads as follows:

“That the defendant, G. A. Gibbs, operates a watch repairing business and in addition thereto holds himself out to the public as an expert diamond appraiser, and for a period of more than one year next before the filing of this suit, the said G. A. Gibbs has been recommended as a diamond appraiser and has been associated with…