Alvord v. Latham
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL by the defendants from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The plaintiffs, in 1857, consigned to the defendants salt for ■ sale, upon commission, on account of and as agents for the plaintiffs. The recovery was for moneys received by the defendants upon the sale of salt, under this arrangement, and not accounted for.
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APPEAL by the defendants from a judgment entered upon the report of a referee. The plaintiffs, in 1857, consigned to the defendants salt for ■ sale, upon commission, on account of and as agents for the plaintiffs. The recovery was for moneys received by the defendants upon the sale of salt, under this arrangement, and not accounted for. The referee found that the Onondaga Fine Salt Company sold and delivered the salt to the plaintiffs, in pursuance of a written contract, and that,the said company was an illegal organization, and that the contract was void on the ground that it was made for…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Pratt, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants upon drafts and notes accepted and made by them, and for money received by the latter for salt sold by them on commission, for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were partners, doing business in the city of Syracuse, under the style and firm of “ The Salt Dealer’s Company.” *296Their business, as specified in the articles of copartnership, was the purchase and sale of salt made on the “ Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation.” The defendants were a firm in the city of Oswego, whose business was “ forwarding, commission…
2Cited by1 opinion
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