Masters v. Bidler
Oregon Supreme Court
From Union: J. W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. The plaintiffs C. W. Masters and T. B. Perkins are partners, and since August 1, 1916, they have been doing business under the firm name of Masters and Perkins. The partners conducted a garage in the City of Baker, and, in addition to making repairs on cars, they sold automobiles and automobile accessories. M. L. Bidler was a plumber and conducted a plumbing-shop in the City of Union.
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From Union: J. W. Knowles, Judge. In Banc. The plaintiffs C. W. Masters and T. B. Perkins are partners, and since August 1, 1916, they have been doing business under the firm name of Masters and Perkins. The partners conducted a garage in the City of Baker, and, in addition to making repairs on cars, they sold automobiles and automobile accessories. M. L. Bidler was a plumber and conducted a plumbing-shop in the City of Union. W. J. Townley, who is Bidler’s father-in-law, also resided in Union. On and between October 2, 1916, and September 27, 1917, the plaintiffs delivered to Bidler…
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
It is conceded that none of the supplies involved in this action were delivered to Townley but that all of them were delivered to Bidler. The plaintiffs claim that Townley agreed, before the supplies were delivered, to pay for whatever articles the plaintiffs might let Bidler have. Townley asserts *325that he agreed to be responsible for one automobile and that his agreement included nothing more. Whatever promise was made by Townley was made in the course of a conversation which occurred in the plaintiffs’ garage in Baker in September, 1916. We must therefore examine the evidence relating to…
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