Miller Co. v. Anderson

A suit, on account, was brought by John M. Miller Company, in a justice’s' court, against “ Publishers League, a firm composed of A. E. Warrendorff and L. J. Anderson.” Anderson only was served. He pleaded that he had never been a member of the Publishers League, and was not indebted to the plaintiff. Upon a trial by jury a verdict was rendered for the defendant. Plaintiff took the case by certiorari to the superior court, where the certiorari was dismissed upon the ground that the bond given by the plaintiff to obtain the certiorari- was made payable to the Publishers League, instead of to…