Hanna v. McLaughlin
Indiana Supreme Court
From Jay Circuit Court; F. S. Caldwell, Special Judge. Suit by Samuel A. Hanna and others against Charles W. McLaughlin and wife for an accounting and the enforcement of a trust. From a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiffs appeal. Transferred from the Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
The appellants and the appellee, Charles W. McLaughlin, formed a supposed copartnership for the purpose of acting as the agents of one Fleming in finding a purchaser for property owned by Fleming. The firm was to advertise the property; all the expenses of the enterprise were to be borne equally by them; and the commissions they were to receive for making a sale were to be equally divided among the copartners. They found a purchaser, and the sale was effected. Their commissions amounted to $400 and were paid by Fleming to the appellee, Charles W. McLaughlin. He failed and refused to account…
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