Sands v. Thompson

This was an action by the appellee against the appellant and three others. The complaint was as follows:

“William M. Thompson complains of Joseph Kelly, David Sands, George W. Barnes, and Edward W. Yarring*19ton, and says that on the 24th of August, 1869, .Eunice Moffitt was the owner in fee of the following described real estate, to wit(Here follows a description of the' land alleged to have been owned by Eunice Moffitt.) “ That the defendants had entered into a partnership among themselves, for the purpose of buying, slaughtering, and packing hogs, and desired to have the above described…