Miller v. Pfeiffer
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Whitley Circuit Court'; Joseph W. Adair, Judge. Action by Christian E. Pfeiffer and others against Henry W. Miller. Erom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §133/Tu Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.
Appellees, as members of the firm of O. F. Pfeiffer & Sons, live stock commission dealers, doing business at East Buffalo, New York, sought to charge appellant, as a partner of the alleged firm of H. W. Miller & Son, for a balance due on account of a $5,000 draft sent by appellees to said alleged firm.
It appears from the evidence that in January, 1903, appellant and his son, Orb L. Miller (since deceased), opened a correspondence with appellees relative to the sale of live stock. The letter by which said correspondence was initiated was signed “H. W. Miller & Son,” and was written on a…
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