Legal Opinion
La Varre v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1930No. 5860PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
The issues in this case can best be stated by briefly reviewing the pleadings and the progress of the case. Harold Hall, appellee, brought this suit originally in the superior court of Bichmond county, Ga., against William La Varre, appellant. The petition in substance alleged that Hall and La Varre, both newspaper men of more or less experience, had conceived the idea of acquiring a group of newspapers in the Southeast and had entered into a partnership agreement on an equal basis for that purpose. Each was to contribute such skill and experience as he had, but neither…
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- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Phelps v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. PowelsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Houston v. Dexter & Carpenter, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1924
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- Thompson v. DuncanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
- Kruger v. GerthNew York Court of Appeals · 1965