Maitland v. Slutsky

For some 14 years Ben Slutsky, for a time with a partner and later alone, owned and conducted the Port Huron Rendering Company, operating generally through the thumb district. The business telephone was in the home and was attended by Slutsky’s wife, Fay, and daughter, Pearl, who thus had contact with farmers and telephone operators, of value to the business, particularly by way of obtaining free carcasses.

In 1934 Slutsky lost his business real estate through foreclosure of real estate mortgage and his machinery and equipment through foreclosure of chattel mortgage.

In October, 1934, the Star…