Deree v. Reliable Tool & MacHine, Inc.

William S. Deree, plaintiff and respondent, is the surviving partner of Weber-Deree Engineering & Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois, Henry J. Weber, the other partner, having died on July 24, 1944. J. Robert Baumgartner was engaged in the manufacturing and tool business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, doing business under the trade name of “Reliable Tool & Machine Works,” which was incorporated in October, 1944, as “Reliable Tool & Machine, Inc.” Baumgartner and the corporation are defendants and appellants.

Sometime prior to December 13, 1943, Weber and Deree discussed with Baumgartner a…