Goodman v. Meriden Britannia Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Scire Facias upon a process of foreign attachment; brought to the City Court of the city of Hartford and by the appeal of the defendants to the Superior Court for Hartford County, and heard in that court, upon a denial of indebtedness on the part of the defendants, before Beardsley, J. The action in which the defendants were garnisheed was brought against William Rogers. The following facts were found by the court.
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Scire Facias upon a process of foreign attachment; brought to the City Court of the city of Hartford and by the appeal of the defendants to the Superior Court for Hartford County, and heard in that court, upon a denial of indebtedness on the part of the defendants, before Beardsley, J. The action in which the defendants were garnisheed was brought against William Rogers. The following facts were found by the court. On March 16th, 1868, the following contract was entered into by the defendants with William Rogers and William Rogers, Jr., the latter being the William Rogers above mentioned:— “…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
(After stating the case.) The question to be *148answered is, did the defendants owe a debt to William Rogers, Jr., on February 21st, 1873, by virtue of their contract of March 16th, 1868?
The provisions bearing upon this are, that William Rogers and William Rogers, Jr., claiming to be sole owners of a trade-mark in connection with the manufacture of silver-plated ware, in consideration of the sum of $60,000, payment to be made in one hundred and twenty equal monthly installments in advance, sold to the defendant the sole and exclusive right to use the mark for the term of ten years and promised…
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