Shawneetown Feed and Seed Company v. Ford

WOLFE, Judge.

This is an action brought on an account owing for seed corn against R. N. Ford who operated a combination grocery, feed and grain store. His wife, Clara Marie Ford, was joined as a party defendant on the theory that she was a partner in the business. A jury was waived and the trial was to the court. At the close of plaintiff’s case the court sustained a motion to dismiss as to Mrs. Ford. Defendants rested their case without putting on any evidence and a judgment of $1,000 with interest was entered against R. N. Ford. The plaintiff corporation appealed, contending that the…