8 Mass. 462
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 15, 1812
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1812-03-15
The plaintiff declares in covenant broken, upon the following indenture, viz.: — “ This indented agreement or mutual contract made between John M. Dunham, of, &c., John Gillis, of, &c., and Robert Harrington, of, &c., witnesseth that we, the subscribers, mutually agree to enter into partnership, in the manufactory of printing ink, to be carried on at Cambridgeport, upon the following conditions, viz.: The said J. M. Dunham to find suitable works to carry on the business,…
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Decided 1812-03-15
Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently April 1942
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¶1This point is settled by the case of Tippet vs. Hawkey, (3) which was not cited in the argument. Here the consideration was several. The parties contributed severally and in different proportions to the joint stock. Their covenants were several, and each has his several remedy for a breach. The admission of the indenture in evidence at the trial was therefore Draper.
¶2Let judgment he entered on the verdict.