Breitenberger v. Schmidt

This was an action of trespass on the case, commenced by plaintiff in error on April 30, 1884. The declaration sets forth at great length that plaintiff, being a skilled mechanic and machinist, induced by an advertisement of the defendants, or some of them, for such a person to take charge and direction of their machine shop and iron foundry at Quincy, Illinois, came to see them and was induced to enter into a copartnership with defendants Schmidt and Pfau Sr., on the first day of April, 1875, for the purpose of carrying on a general foundry and machine business, by the terms of which said…