Tufts v. Latshaw
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ho». Eckvard P. Gates, Judge. (1) The evidence wholly fails to support the case stated in the petition and the report of the referee does not undertake to find and the plaintiff did not undertake to prove any definite amount of property belonging to the partnership estate that had passed into the hands of the assignee, or any definite amount of property passing to the assignee which had been purchased with the proceeds of partnership…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ho». Eckvard P. Gates, Judge. (1) The evidence wholly fails to support the case stated in the petition and the report of the referee does not undertake to find and the plaintiff did not undertake to prove any definite amount of property belonging to the partnership estate that had passed into the hands of the assignee, or any definite amount of property passing to the assignee which had been purchased with the proceeds of partnership property; and in such case, there was a total failure to prove the facts stated in the petition, and facts necessary to…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
Prior to and at the time of the death of W. G. Harvey, which occurred on December 18, 1889, he and one D. W. Williams were partners doing business under the firm name and style of D. W. Williams & Co. When Harvey died, as before stated, Williams qualified as surviving partner and continued the business as before in the firm name. He bought and sold goods and conducted the business as it had been conducted before Harvey’s death. In September, 1890, a creditor of the co-partnership estate filed in the probate court a motion to require Williams to give a new bond. This motion was heard on…
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