Maude v. Rodes
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CiiANCEim", From the Circuit Court for Madison County. Statement of the case‘ One of four partners in a factory-filed his bill againstthe others, charging, that one of the def’ts,who was to furnish skill &c—no oapi tal,had,by deceitful representations, induced a large expenditure of the money of the others, forma cbinery that proved utterly useless, and had, hi other ways also, misapplied the funds — praying (among other things) for damages occasioned by these alleged frauds…
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CiiANCEim", From the Circuit Court for Madison County. Statement of the case‘ One of four partners in a factory-filed his bill againstthe others, charging, that one of the def’ts,who was to furnish skill &c—no oapi tal,had,by deceitful representations, induced a large expenditure of the money of the others, forma cbinery that proved utterly useless, and had, hi other ways also, misapplied the funds — praying (among other things) for damages occasioned by these alleged frauds &c. which were assessed by, a jury: those dam ages belonged to three partners jointly; a decree, therefore, in favor of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Robertson
William Rodes filed a bill in Chancery against John Maude, Clifton Rodes, and Archibald W. Goodloe, praying for a decree dissolving a co-partnership into which they had all associated, for manufacturing hemp into cotton bagging, by a new contrivance of machinery to be propelled by steam; and also, for damages, against Maude, for an alleged fraud, in falsely affirming the utility of such machinery, and in deceitfully commending himself as well qualified, by practice, to conduct it successfully and with great profit; and for damages also, for an alleged misappropriation of money and other…
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