Burke v. Davis
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois
This was an action by William II. Burke against Frank L. Davis to compel defendant to assign to plaintiff certain judgments obtained by plaintiff, in defendant’s name, against a revenue collector,, for an excess of duties collected on goods imported by plaintiff in defendant’s name. Heard on demurrer to the bill.
1Opinion of the Court
BUNN, District Judge.
This is a general demurrer to a bill fa equity. The facts, as they appear by the bill of complaint, are substantially these: The complainant is a citizen of London, England, and is engaged in the business of manufacturing, importing, and selling marble and mosaic decorations for buildings; having establishments at the city of Chicago, Illinois, Buffalo, and New York, in the state of New York, and at London, England, and Paris, France. In August, 1888, he employed the defendant, Davis, as his clerk and agent in and about his business at Chicago. That, in the course of…
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