Lovejoy v. Spafford
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the' Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. The testimony, as exhibited by the bill of exceptions, is set forth in the opinion, of the court. The court below charged the jury as follows: — “ The facts in this case are, in the main, undisputed.
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Error to the' Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. The testimony, as exhibited by the bill of exceptions, is set forth in the opinion, of the court. The court below charged the jury as follows: — “ The facts in this case are, in the main, undisputed. The plaintiffs seek to hold the defendant, Lovejoy, for the payment of two acceptances of J. B. Shaw & Co. To establish his. liability, the plaintiffs must show that Lovejoy was a member of the firm of J. B. Shaw & Co., and was a joint promisor, or that, having ceased to be a member of the firm, he'still remained…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
The action was.by,the holder of two drafts dated Sept. 27, 1870, drawn by. J. B. Shaw upon J. B. Shaw & Co., and accepted .in the name of J. B. Shaw & Co. The object of the action was to charge Lovejoy as a partner. The firm of J. B. Shaw & Co. was formed on the fifteenth day of April, 1868; transacted a lumber business at Davenport, Iowa; and continued until the twelfth day of May, 1870, when it was dissolved by an instrument in writing. In fact, Lovejoy was not a member of the firm of J. B. Shaw & Co., nor was there in existence such a firm when the drafts were' accepted in its name. .The…
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