Supreme Court of Pennsylvania November 8, 1886 (Murphy v. Jones)

*55Opinion by

Me. Justice Clark:

The questions to be considered in this case will perhaps be better understood after a brief statement of the facts out of which they arise:

Henry Murphy and Thomas J. Hamilton, who were copartners under the name of Murphy & Hamilton, were indebted to A. Hays & Company in the sum of $1,650, and E. P.