Cole v. Fowler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for an accounting and for the recovery of the amount found due, brought to the Superior Court in Fair-field County and tried to the court, Q-eorge W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings' of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. , The plaintiff’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations.
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Action for an accounting and for the recovery of the amount found due, brought to the Superior Court in Fair-field County and tried to the court, Q-eorge W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings' of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. , The plaintiff’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations. Lathrop v. Atwood, 21 Conn. 116. The'fact that, neither of the parties knew the exact amount of this advance-^ ment until after the dissolution and settlement of their part-¡ liership…
1Opinion of the CourtFenit, J.
On January 15th, 1885, the defendant Issac C. Fowler, who was engaged in the renting business at Bi-idgeport, Conn., and the plaintiff Cole, who was in his employ, entered into copartnership under the 'firm name :of' I. C Fowler & Co. The agreement was that each partner- should have an equal interest in the business; that the firm should succeed to the business of I. C. Fowler, and should continue that business. On and after February 1st, 1885, .Fowler-was to transfer his firm bank account and his business’ kept in connection with said business, to the new firm, which was to assume all…
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