Smith v. Gear

The appellee exhibited his bill in the circuit court of Will county, in which it is alleged that, on the 30th day of March, 1865, he purchased of one Tobias, who was acting as the agent of the maker and the payee, certain promissory notes, secured by mortgage on the land in controversy, for the sum of $1650; that at the date of the transaction he was in the employment of the appellant as manager of his farm, at a fixed salary, and in addition to which appellant was to furnish appellee funds with which to buy stock on speculation, appellee to have one-hálf of the net profits as compensation…