Johnson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Isle of Wight county. Decree for complainants. Defendant W. E. Johnson appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
It appears from the facts agreed that G. H. Johnson was the sole owner of a hardware business in the town of Smith-field, which was conducted under the name of G. H. Johnson & Company. He was also the sole owner of an undertaking business, conducted in the same town but at a different house under the name of Johnson & Seward. Seward owned' no part of the business, received none of the profits, but occasionally worked in the undertaking establishment, for which he received pay for the time he worked. With Seward’s knowledge his name appeared on…
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