Stewart v. Challacombe & Ramsey

In 1877 appellant and one Enoch File were the owners of a stock of hardware in the city of Hillsboro, where they were doing business in partnership as hardware merchants. On the 6th day of December, of that year, appellant and File, in consideration of $4,554.30, sold their entire stock of hardware and the good-will of their business to appellees, and as a part of the same contract they jointly and severally agreed and promised not to engage in the hardware trade again in said city of Hillsboro.

Appellees paid the-money and took possession at the time of their purchase and have since been…