Bunce v. Pratt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, Charles L. Pratt, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Frederick Hooker, J., entered February 24, 1893, against him for $457.76. The plaintiff, George W. Bunce, brought this action against Charles L. Pratt, George R. Newell, and John Doe whose true name plaintiff alleged was unknown to him, but that all the defendants were co-partners in the business of selling groceries and cigars.
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Appeal by defendant, Charles L. Pratt, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Frederick Hooker, J., entered February 24, 1893, against him for $457.76. The plaintiff, George W. Bunce, brought this action against Charles L. Pratt, George R. Newell, and John Doe whose true name plaintiff alleged was unknown to him, but that all the defendants were co-partners in the business of selling groceries and cigars. Plaintiff further alleged that he was employed by them as travelling salesman and served them as such, from September 1, 1891, to February 1, 1892, at a salary of $125 per…
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
The plaintiff in his complaint alleges that George R. Newell and John Doe, whose true name was to plaintiff unknown, and C. L. Pratt, have been and were copartners in business, engaged in the sale of groceries and cigars, and that on August 20, 1891, they employed plaintiff to perform services as traveling salesman for them, for which services they promised and agreed to pay him a certain consideration.
George R. Newell, Robert B. Langdon, and C. S. Langdon, copartners as George R. Newell & Co., appeared and answered separately, as did the defendant C. L. Pratt, and denied specifically that C.…
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