Richardson v. Farmer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. At the close of the evidence, the plaintiffs moved the court to instruct the jury as follows: 1. Ea'ch acting member of a partnership has an implied authority to execute notes in the partnership name, in payment of any article in which their trade was carried on. 2. Where two or more persons combine their property, labor, or skill, in the transaction of any lawful business for their common profit, such persons are partners. 3. That if they…
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. At the close of the evidence, the plaintiffs moved the court to instruct the jury as follows: 1. Ea'ch acting member of a partnership has an implied authority to execute notes in the partnership name, in payment of any article in which their trade was carried on. 2. Where two or more persons combine their property, labor, or skill, in the transaction of any lawful business for their common profit, such persons are partners. 3. That if they find for plaintiffs, the measure of damages will be the amount of notes sued on, &c. 4. The jury are directed to find for…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This was an action brought in the Greene county Circuit Court, by the respondents against the appellants. The petition is founded on two notes, and contains two counts. In the title to the cause, Jopes and Farmer are declared to be partners in trade, doing business under the firm name of W. H. Jopes. The first count then avers that defendants executed the note in their firm name, in payment for a bill of drugs and medicines bought by them of plaintiffs and used in their business. The second count is the same as the first, except that it is alleged, that the defendants executed the note sued…
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