Poulette v. Chainay
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on June 4,1919, for a partnership accounting. The suit was referred to a master. Material findings by the master are described in the opinion.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on June 4,1919, for a partnership accounting. The suit was referred to a master. Material findings by the master are described in the opinion. The plaintiff’s first exception to the master’s report, referred to in the opinion, was to his “refusal to hold the defendant responsible for the defendant’s neglect to keep proper books of account which would show in what way were disbursed the $42,781.69 daily receipts received by the defendant during the period from March 20, 1918, to . November 20,1918, while the plaintiff, was not-present to take care of…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
The plaintiff and the defendant entered into a partnership on March 20, 1915, for the purpose of conducting a retail bakery. The partnership was dissolved by mutual consent on May 16, 1919, and the assets of the firm were transferred to one Balthazar, who was to dispose of them in accordance with an agreement of the parties. The bill is for an accounting. The case was referred to a master, who filed a report; the plaintiff’s exceptions thereto have been overruled, the report has been confirmed, and a final decree has been entered in accordance with the findings.
The master found that both…
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