Mellor v. Carithers

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellees against appellants and several other parties as members of the banking firm of J. Mershon & Co. upon a certificate of deposit and a draft which was dishonored. The appealing defendants denied that they were members of said firm at the time the liabilities were incurred, and the principal question in the case was whether they had so held themselves out as that they were estopped to deny the partnership with respect to the plaintiffs’ demand. As to the draft it is conceded that the appellants are liable, but they insisted below and now…