Hall v. Tay

This is a writ of entry, in which the demand-ant, alleging his seisin in mortgage, seeks to recover a tract of land against Francis J. Tay and his wife.

The demandant is the surviving member of the firm of Noble* Hammett and Hall, formerly wholesale coal-dealers having places of business in New York, Philadelphia and Boston. The demandant, as one of the partners, had charge of the Boston office, and was not engaged in business on his individual,account. The tenant, Francis J. Tay, a retail coal-dealer in Medford, came to the office and represented to the demandant that he wished to buy coal on…