Pepper, Arnold & Co. v. Peck

The petition shows that the plaintiff, Pepper, had done work for the defendant for several years before the formation of the present firm, taking his pay therefor in groceries from the defendant’s store. Arnold became his partner, under the name of Pepper, Arnold & Co., and it was then mutually agreed that they should continue to do work for the defendant, to be paid for in the same way, and that the amount so paid should be charged to Pepper’s account when the settlement was made. The charges for the work done were entered upon the plaintiffs’ books against the defendant, and an account was…