Bradford v. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Victoria. Tried below before the Hon. T. C. Barden. The appellees, Moses Johnson, Isaac Walker, and Harriet Fry, joined by her husband, David Fry, brought suit against H. E. Bradford and James A. Sloan, alleging that on 12th May, 1870, said Johnson, Walker, and Harriet Fry entered into a co-partnership of that date for the purpose of making, burning, and selling brick; that the members of said partnership, Harriet acting by her husband and agent, David Fry,…
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Appeal from Victoria. Tried below before the Hon. T. C. Barden. The appellees, Moses Johnson, Isaac Walker, and Harriet Fry, joined by her husband, David Fry, brought suit against H. E. Bradford and James A. Sloan, alleging that on 12th May, 1870, said Johnson, Walker, and Harriet Fry entered into a co-partnership of that date for the purpose of making, burning, and selling brick; that the members of said partnership, Harriet acting by her husband and agent, David Fry, carrying out said agreement of partnership, made and burnt a brick-kiln, containing 75,000 brick; that 20,000 of said brick…
1Opinion of the Court
Roberts, Chief Justice.
This is a suit brought by appellees against appellants to recover damages for taking possession and hauling off a number of brick from the brick-kiln owned by appellees as partners of a firm established by articles of agreement entered into between Johnson, Walker, and Harriet Fry, while the wife of David Fry, with his approval, in which her separate property was used; said partnership being entered into for the purpose of making brick for sale; which work was carried on by Johnson, Walker, and David Fry on behalf of his wife. They recovered a judgment, from which an…
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