Legal Opinion
Rothschild v. Schneider
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 8, 1911No. Docket.No. 47PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Error to Wayne; Mandell, J. Assumpsit in justice’s court by the estate of S. Kaufman, Louis Harris, S. Rothschild, Alfred Rothschild, and Moses Schott, copartners doing business as Rothschild & Brother, against Louis Schneider upon a promissory note. From a judgment for plaintiffs defendant appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiffs sued upon a promissory note, and recovered a judgment for the amount thereof. The case is brought here by writ of error.
Two quotations from the record will aid in understanding the questions involved. When the proofs were in, a motion was made as follows:
“ The Court: Then the sole question of fact to be determined by the jury is whether or not the contract contemplated the carrying out of an illegal business — that is, a business under the license of Jules Meyers, deceased; the plaintiffs averring that the note was given as part of the purchase price of goods that were sold,…
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