Cooper v. First National Bank
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Washington District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action, and the material facts. At the June term, 1886, the court sustained defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence. This ruling plaintiff Cooper brings here for review.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Holt, C.:
In 1884, J. A. Cooper opened a grocery store in Washington, Kansas, with a capital of $800, money which he had borrowed from his wife, the plaintiff in this action. None of that money came to her from her husband; she got $769 of it from her mother, and the other $31 *6was her own. After he had been in business for a time, he took into partnership with him L. K. Knapp, and they continued the business under the name of Cooper & Knapp. Knapp did not put any money into the business, but gave his services; he was to share in the profits; and if after continuing the business for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bailey v. Kansas Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1884
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