Barnes v. Jones

— The complaint in this case charged that the plaintiff George S. Jones and the defendants James W. Barnes and Frank Drake, on the 16th day of January, 1882, entered into a contract in writing as follows:

“ Si-ielbyville, Indiana, January 16th, 1882.

“This agreement witnesseth that George S. Jones, J. W. Barnes and Frank Drake have this day entered into a partnership for the purpose of publishing a newspaper in Shelby-ville, Shelby county, and State of Indiana, subject to the following conditions, viz.: Said Jones is to furnish all the material which he has in his office, known as the Shelby…