Haight v. McVeagh
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry Booth, Judge, presiding. This was an action commenced before a justice of the peace, by Franklin McVeagh and Wayne McVeagh against Harriet M. Haight, upon an account for goods sold, amounting to $124.78. The opinion of the court presents the essential facts.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield
The principal ground upon which a reversal of the judgment of the court below is asked, is, that appellant is, and was when the cause of action accrued, a married woman, residing with her husband, and that the judgment should, therefore, have been against herself and husband jointly, and not against her individually.
It is conceded that appellant was, with the consent of her husband, carrying on the business of a retail grocery store, on West Madison street, in Chicago, in her own name, in conjunction with one Chase, who was a silent partner; that her husband had no interest in the business,…
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