Philips v. Crammond
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
[This was a proceeding by Thomas Philips & Co. against "William Crammond, Willing, and others, creditors of Crammond and Samuel Mifflin.] This ease was argued in April or May, 1809, when the commissioner of the court was directed to state the accounts between the plaintiffs and Crammond, at certain periods, and also the manner in which the entries, respecting the estate called Sedgeley, the estate on Spruce street, and the vessels, were made on the books of Philips,…
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[This was a proceeding by Thomas Philips & Co. against "William Crammond, Willing, and others, creditors of Crammond and Samuel Mifflin.] This ease was argued in April or May, 1809, when the commissioner of the court was directed to state the accounts between the plaintiffs and Crammond, at certain periods, and also the manner in which the entries, respecting the estate called Sedgeley, the estate on Spruce street, and the vessels, were made on the books of Philips, Cram-mond, & Co., kept by Crammond. The report was made, and excepted to, but not argued, or deemed important. The court now…
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON', Circuit Justice.
It appears from the bill and answers in this cause, that some time in the year 1789, a commercial house was formed and established in Philadelphia, between the complainants, of Manchester in England, and the defendant. Crammond, in this city, in which the latter was to be one-third interested, and was to manage the affairs of the concern. This co-partnership continued until December, 1801, when it was dissolved. During its continuance, viz. in January 1795, Cram-mond, with the consent of his partners, purchased a lot of ground in Philadelphia, on Spruce street,…
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