Gates v. Hughes
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Baeine County. Action against Eobert Hughes and Hugh Hughes on an alleged indebtedness to plaintiff for goods sold by him to the firm of Hughes Bros, (consisting of these defendants) before its dissolution. ’ Eobert Hughes did not answer. The defense set up by Hugh Hughes will appear from the opinion.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Baeine County. Action against Eobert Hughes and Hugh Hughes on an alleged indebtedness to plaintiff for goods sold by him to the firm of Hughes Bros, (consisting of these defendants) before its dissolution. ’ Eobert Hughes did not answer. The defense set up by Hugh Hughes will appear from the opinion. Prom a judgment against both defendants, Hugh Hughes appealed. to the point that when plaintiff was informed of the arrangement between the former partners, as to the payment of the debt by Eobert, Hugh became a surety merely, even as between him and the…
1Opinion of the CourtO.rton, J.
Eobert and Hugh Hughes had been copartners in the saloon and grocery business, and, as such, had become indebted to the plaintiff for beer, on account of the saloon, in about the sum of three hundred dollars. Eobert and High *334dissolved in October, 1874, eacb agreeing with the other that Robert should retain the saloon property, which was the largest amount of the partnership property, and pay all the debts contracted on account of the saloon, and that Hugh should retain the grocery property, and pay the debts contracted in that business.
The answer of High sets up that Robert agreed with the…
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