Harryman v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. Henry Wagner and Edson M. Schryver as co-partners, carrying on business in Baltimore city, under the firm name of Wagner & Schryver, made advances on consignments of broom corn to Albert D. Roberts, of Ohio, the appellee. The advances exceeded the consignments some $2800. Wagner died and Schryver went into partnership with John Gr. Harryman, under the name of Harryman & Schryver.
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. Henry Wagner and Edson M. Schryver as co-partners, carrying on business in Baltimore city, under the firm name of Wagner & Schryver, made advances on consignments of broom corn to Albert D. Roberts, of Ohio, the appellee. The advances exceeded the consignments some $2800. Wagner died and Schryver went into partnership with John Gr. Harryman, under the name of Harryman & Schryver. Schryver, as surviving partner of Wagner & Schryver, assigned, in writing, the claim against Roberts to Harryman & Schryver, who, on the 18th of March, 1878, instituted an…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The appellants instituted a non-resident attachment suit, against the appellee, and caused the writ to he laid in the-hands of sundry persons as garnishees, against whom suits, were docketed in the usual form.
The appellee, defendant helow, appeared to the short, note case, and pleaded
1st. Not indebted as alleged.
2nd. That he did not promise as alleged.
3rd. That prior to the institution of this suit, the plaintiffs had recovered a judgment against the defendant, for the same cause of action in the Court of Common Pleas,, for the County of Ross, in the State of Ohio.
The plaintiffs joined issue…
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