Dickson v. Indianapolis Cotton Manufacturing Co.

The Indianapolis Cotton Manufacturing Company sued the appellants for goods sold and delivered.

Issue, trial, verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

*10The defendants, in the third paragraph of their answer, alleged as follows:

“ 3d Paragraph. Defendants above named, further answering herein, would show to the court, that, on the 14th day of November, A. D. 1878, these defendants, under the firm name and style of C. Dickson & Co., were engaged in the mill furnishing business, in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana; that, as such firm, they had a large and lucrative trade, to the amount of $500,000…