Butte Hardware Co. v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on sundry notes and an account for goods sold ; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and. tried to the jury before Andrews, J. James King was made a defendant, but no service was made upon him. The whole question was whether the defendant Wallace was liable with him as a partner. Verdict for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
In this action, tried to a jury, and in which the defendant obtained a verdict, the plaintiff, a corporation located in Butte City, Montana, sought to recover from Thomas Wallace, of Ansonia in this state, the only defendant upon whom service was made, upon certain alleged rights of action against said Wallace and one James King of said Butte City. It was admitted that Wallace did not personally make any of the contracts recited in the complaint, and it was not claimed that he was separately liable upon any of the causes of action arising therefrom, the only substantial controversy in the…
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