Meadows v. Emett & Chandler

Two separate actions are here involved— one against a corporation, herein referred to as respondent, the other against the partnership comprised of the two stockholders of the corporation. The latter entity had been engaged in the insurance brokerage business since 1929 when it was organized as “Gillis, Emett and Chandler” and so continued to February, 1939, when “Gillis” was dropped from the corporate name. Its principal place of business was in Los Angeles but it maintained a branch office in San Francisco. Emett was the president and general manager of the corporation at all times prior to…