Morrison v. Bennett
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Fergus County. Dudley Du Dose, Judge. Action by Robert Morrison and another against Ora E. Bennett for an accounting and dissolution of partnership. Findings were made for plaintiffs, and defendant was granted a new trial. Plaintiffs appeal. Statement of the case by the justice delivering the opinion. The plaintiffs and appellants, Morrison and Davis, sued the defendant and respondent, Bennett, for an accounting and a dissolution of partnership.
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Appeal from District Court, Fergus County. Dudley Du Dose, Judge. Action by Robert Morrison and another against Ora E. Bennett for an accounting and dissolution of partnership. Findings were made for plaintiffs, and defendant was granted a new trial. Plaintiffs appeal. Statement of the case by the justice delivering the opinion. The plaintiffs and appellants, Morrison and Davis, sued the defendant and respondent, Bennett, for an accounting and a dissolution of partnership. It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiffs and defendant formed a co-partnership for the purpose of owning, caring…
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
Plaintiff Morrison testified that he and Bennett desired to get a race horse out to Fergus county for the purpose of racing; that Bennett said that he would write to Davis, the other plaintiff, in Ohio, which he did. Davis wrote back to Bennett that he would come out for §50 a month and board, and that the three of them would buy the mare Lady Wallace, the expenses of caring for her and racing her were agreed to be divided equally, and the losses, if any, were to be borne equally. Davis came out, and plaintiff Morrison met him at Billings, and came up to Lewistown, Fergus county, with him.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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