McEwen v. Davis

The only questions made in this case arise upon the pleadings. It is assigned for error by the appellants, who were the defendants in the common pleas, that that court erred in overruling the demurrer to the complaint, and also in sustaining the demurrers to the paragraphs of the answer.

The complaint was by Solomon Davis, surviving partner of the firm of Davis & Stuckey, against William McEwen, Archibald McEwen, Gideon McEwen, and Lawrence B. Stuckey, administrator of the estate of Samuel Stuckey, the deceased partner of Davis. It is alleged in the complaint that on or about the 26th of…