Thomas v. Nathan

An action was brought by Louis J. Nathan as surviving partner of the firm doing business as the Jacksonville Ice Company against “Charles E. Thomas, E. A. Perry and E. I. Leighton, late partners doing business under the firm name and style of the Florida Ice Cream & Dairy Company.” Service of process was made on Thomas and Leighton, but not upon Perry, and Perry did not appear in the cause below. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff were obtained, but the trial court granted a new trial. On writ of error the order granting a new trial was reversed, and pursuant to the statute, Section 1695,…