Storey v. Breedman

BROWN, District Judge.

Defendant sets up as one defense to this action that, if liable at all for the taking of the furniture complained of by plaintiff, he was liable jointly with several others, Dooley, Thisted, and Ross, who for á valuable consideration were released by plaintiff, who agreed not to sue them for the wrongful act, but in the agreement so releasing said joint tort-feasors the plaintiff expressly reserved his right of action against defendant Breedman. This, the defendant Breedman claims, operated as a release and discharge of himself as an alleged joint wrongdoer. To this the…