Pelton v. Goldberg
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover a balance due for merchandise sold and delivered, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Shumway, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The complaint contained two counts. The first charged the defendants, who are husband and wife, with a joint indebtedness to the plaintiff in the sum of $1,352.23, as the balance of an account extending over a period of some two years, the debits in which amounted to nearly $7,000. The second count charged the defendants with such indebtedness as copartners.
At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the defendants moved for a nonsuit upon the second count of the complaint. Plaintiff's counsel thereupon stated that the second count was withdrawn. The court so informed the jury, and told them…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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