Germain v. Great Northern Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,092.90 upon a contract. The case was tried before Jelley, J., who when plaintiff rested and at the close of the testimony denied defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,123.88 against the lumber company. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
On June 14, 1916, plaintiff sold to C. R. Girton, doing business as the Industrial Lumber Company, a motor truck for the price of $1,500 to be paid in lumber. In the agreement of sale the Industrial Lumber Company was described as a corporation, but there was no such corporation. Girton never paid any part of the price. On September' 16, 1916, Girton, Samuel Fleisher and J. E. Brill entered into an agree-, ment for the formation of a corporation, to be known as the Industrial Lumber Company “the object and purpose being to wind up the business of C. R. Girton and transfer the same to the new…
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