National Cash Register Co. v. Gould

Appellant instituted this suit against ap-pellee in the county court of Henderson county, Tex., on January 30,1928. Suit was predicated upon a written instrument signed,

“Fields & Gould by F. B. Gould” ; F. L. Gould being tbe appellee herein. Such instrument provided for delivery by appellant of one cash register and tbe payment by appellee of tbe sum of $200. Appellee by bis answer admitted the signature, and raised two issues: Was appellee member of tbe partnership of Fields & Gould at tbe time be signed such instrument, and, if not, was be nevertheless liable on such instrument?

A trial was…