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Gutierrez Hermanos Vs. Antonio De La Riva

GUTIERREZ HERMANOS, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. ANTONIO DE LA RIVA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 4604 | 1909-01-12

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

The plaintiffs are, and for many years have been, a general partnership, established in Manila and engaged in the purchase of hemp, copra, and other products of the country in the provinces and their transportation to Manila. The defendant, on the 27th day of July, 1903, became the owner of the business formerly carried on by Rafael Molina, in the Island of Catanduanes, which business consisted in the purchase of products of the country and their remission to Manila, and the sale of merchandise in that island. Business relations were established between the plaintiffs and the defendant, and a current account...