Nicholson v. Desobry

Merrick, 0. J.

The plaintiff has instituted the present action as the transferee of the firm of Arthurs, Armstrong <& Co. He alleges that the defendant is indebted to him in the sum of $3800, with eight per cent, interest thereon from March 1st, 1849, for this, viz : that said defendant contracted with the firm of Arthurs, Armstrong & Co., composed of John Arthurs, John Nicholson, Jas. R. McClintoch, William Stewart and John Armstrong, for a steam engine of the same capacity as Dr. Clement’s, with the privilege of making any alterations not to affect the utility of the same; the contract…