Graff v. Moench

J. C. Graff and John Schultz, defendants in error, were partners and doing business under the firm name of J. C. Graff and Company. Their place of business was at Bushville; Graff resided at Bushville and Schultz at Beardstown. They were engaged in buying and selling grain and seed. Bushville is a town of about 2,300 inhabitants. Schultz was also a member of the firm of Schultz, Baujan and Company of Beards-town, who were in the grain and milling business, and Schultz was also a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. Moench began buying and selling grain through Graff and Company who…