Tradler v. Young

This appeal presents simply a question of practice, but an important one.

Martin Tradler sued LeMarr Young, Garnet Howard, and George Bretz on an alleged oral partnership agreement among the four of them. Young and Howard filed general denials and contested the matter before a jury. Bretz filed no answer and took no part in the trial other than to testify as a witness for the plaintiff.

The trial commenced on April 3, 1956, and continued until April 5, when the jury returned a unanimous verdict for the plaintiff against all three defendants for $3,600. The plain tiff’s petition prays for…