Young v. Clapp
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Egbert Jamieson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtMoran, P. J.
The proof in this case shows that for some time prior to January 1, 1884, Caleb Clapp and Thomas Davies were partners in the wholesale jewelry business in Chicago under the firm name of Clapp & Davies. On said January 1, 1884, said Clapp & Davies entered into an agreement with one William B. Clapp, by which they purchased from him a large stock of jewelry, fixtures, and the accounts of his former business, agreeing to pay him therefor the sum of about $115,000; and it was arranged that said William B. Clapp’s name should appear in the firm name of Clapp & Davies, and he should be held out to…
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