Edwards v. Remington
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wood County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “The complaint alleges that, prior-to 1873, John Ed. wards, L. P. Powers, John Rablin, Seth Reeves, Reuben 0. Lyon and the defendant were copartners, engaged as such in the construction of the Wisconsin Talley Railroad; that said partnership was dissolved in September, 1873; that at. that time the firm was indebted in the sum of $20,000; that immediately before the dissolution of…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wood County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylor: “The complaint alleges that, prior-to 1873, John Ed. wards, L. P. Powers, John Rablin, Seth Reeves, Reuben 0. Lyon and the defendant were copartners, engaged as such in the construction of the Wisconsin Talley Railroad; that said partnership was dissolved in September, 1873; that at. that time the firm was indebted in the sum of $20,000; that immediately before the dissolution of the firm, the respective members thereof met together and apportioned the amount of the indebtedness of the firm to the…
1Opinion of the CourtTayloR, J.
The learned counsel for the appellant makes the following points, upon which he relies for a reversal of the judgment: First, the court erred in refusing to order a nonsuit; second, the court erred in refusing to charge the jury that if they should find that there was a large portion of property still owned by the firm undisposed of in any way, they must find for the defendant; third, the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that, to entitle the plaintiffs to recover, it was necessary that they show an express promise on the part of the defendant, to them, to pay some sum of money as…
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