Pforzheimer v. Selkirk

This action was brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiffs by means of' the fraudulent acts and pretenses of the defendants, by which the plaintiffs were induced to accept 33£ per cent, of their claim against the firm of Alfred T. Selkirk and James L. Whitford, in full settlement of such claim. The allegations and averments in the declaration are as. follows:

The defendants Selkirk and Whitford were a firm, and’ for some time previous to December 17, 1885, were engaged. *603in the business of retail dealers in jewelry and…