McBride v. Bagley
McBride v. Bagley
Opinion of the Court
Judgment affirmed.
Bagley sued McBride, and McBride sued Bagley. By agreement the two cases were consolidated and tried together, the petition of McBride being taken as a plea to the action of Bagley. The jury found in favor of Bagley $222.16 principal, with interest, etc. McBride’s motion for a new trial was overruled, to which he excepted. The only grounds of the motion for a new trial were, that the verdict was contrary to evidence, without evidence to support it, decidedly and strongly against the weight of evidence, and contrary to law and the principles of justice and equity. The only witnesses were McBride and Bagley.
Bagley testified : McBride and himself formed a partnership in January, 1889, to run a saw-mill, and continued the business until October 1, 1889, when they dissolved with the following agreement and understanding : They ascertained that the liabilities exceeded the assets by $200 or $300, that Bagley had put into the
McBride testified : At the time of the- dissolution, October 1, 1889, Bagley agreed to take charge of the assets and pay all the debts. Bagley had charge of all the books, and at the time this agreement was made the books did not show all the entries as witness understood them. All the items set forth in witness’s petition were left out through mistake. The memoranda Bagley speaks of are Ms own figures, and witness did not agree to pay or admit their correctness. He did not collect the account of Jones Brothers and never told Bagley he had, nor has he collected the account on Cantrell & Brother. He has collected the $50 from Baker and paid it out for Bagley’s account; $10 of it he paid to his brother who hauled lumber for the firm, for which the firm owed him ; $20 of it on a debt of the firm to VanHorn, and the other $20 to a sawyer for the firm, which payment was on an order to witness for that purpose from Bagley. Bagley owes witness the $25 claimed, for work witness did at the saw-mill after the dissolution. Both parties kept the firm books, that is, both made entries in the books and had access to them. Witness knew of all the items at the time of dissolution; all the items of account sued for by plaintiff appeared in the memoranda at the settlement.
There appeared on the firm books in the handwriting of McBride the sum of $10 to McBride’s brother, $20 to VanHorn and $20 to Carroll, the date of these entries being prior to the settlement made October 1st; and these sums were added into McBride’s account, were a part of the same and were included in the settlement.
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