Jackson v. Bohrman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Green Balee County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Oassoday: “August 4, 18S0, and for a year prior thereto, the plaintiff Thompson was engaged in the practice of the law, as a member of the firm of Fish, Thompson & Comstock, located and doing business at Princeton, Wisconsin, and as such had tried most of their cases.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Green Balee County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Oassoday: “August 4, 18S0, and for a year prior thereto, the plaintiff Thompson was engaged in the practice of the law, as a member of the firm of Fish, Thompson & Comstock, located and doing business at Princeton, Wisconsin, and as such had tried most of their cases. August 4, 1880, that firm dissolved by the withdrawal of Thompson, who thereupon became a member of the law firm of Jaolcson c& Thompson, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. December 4, 1880, the defendant, desiring to bring an action for divorce,…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The findings of the referee seem to be supported by the evidence. The old firm having been dissolved before the defendant spoke to Fish about the divorce suit, the latter bad no right or authority to use Thompson's name in commencing that suit without his knowledge or consent. Prior to the rendition of the services in question the defend*424ant had notice that Thompson’s name had been used without his authority and after the old firm had been dissolved. He was also informed by Thompson, in effect, that he would not aid him in prosecuting and trying that suit, unless he was specially retained and…
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