Continental National Bank of Chicago v. McGeoch
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced June 19, 1888, by the service The amended complaint alleges that during the times mentioned the plaintiff was incorporated and doing a banking business in Chicago; that McGeoch, Everingham & Co. were copartners and brokers at Chicago; that the defendants McGeoch and Wells were copartners, engaged in buying and selling lard and other commodities on their…
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge. This action was commenced June 19, 1888, by the service The amended complaint alleges that during the times mentioned the plaintiff was incorporated and doing a banking business in Chicago; that McGeoch, Everingham & Co. were copartners and brokers at Chicago; that the defendants McGeoch and Wells were copartners, engaged in buying and selling lard and other commodities on their joint account, at Chicago, through the firm of McGeoch, Everingham & ■Co., as their brokers and agents. It then alleges…
1Opinion of the Court
Cassodat, O. J.
For years prior to June 16, 1883, the firm of McGeoch, Everingham & Co. conducted an extensive business as brokers and commission men on the Board of Trade in Chicago, and had a paid-in capital of $150,000, of which the senior member, Peter McGeoch, had contributed one half, and the other four members of the firm, who are named as defendants herein, but none of whom were served *299with the summons or appeared in this action, contributed the other half. During the time mentioned, Peter McGeoch resided in Milwaukee and conducted business there on his own account. Eor some time prior…
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