Bremen Foundry & Machine Works v. McLendon

The petition in this ease was brought in the name of the “Bremen Foundry & Machine Works, by L. E. Bailey, owner and manager thereof.” The defendants interposed a.de*651murrer setting up that there was no proper or legal party plaintiff to the suit, as the name “Bremen Foundry & Machine Works, by L. E. Bailey, owner and manager thereof,” imported “neither a corporation, a partnership, or an individual.” The plaintiff offered an amendment to his petition, striking the words “L. E. Bailey, owner and manager thereof,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: “the same being.a trade name…