Cowan v. Leming
Decision Date | 07 March 1905 |
Citation | 85 S.W. 953,111 Mo. App. 253 |
Parties | COWAN v. LEMING. |
Court | Missouri Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Stoddard County; J. L. Fort, Judge.
Action by J. S. Cowan against M. E. Leming. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed.
This suit was commenced before a justice of the peace to recover a balance of $50 due plaintiff from Leming & Lamson, a partnership composed of M. E. Leming and E. F. Lamson, the account being made out against Leming & Lamson, as partners. The return on the summons issued by the justice showed service on Lamson alone, and the plaintiff dismissed the suit as to Leming, and took judgment against Lamson, who appealed to the circuit court. Pending the appeal, Lamson died. A scire facias was issued to Leming to show cause why the suit should not be revived against him as the administrator of the partnership estate of Leming & Lamson. The return of Leming to the scire facias (duly sworn to), omitting caption, is as follows: ...
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