Davies v. Atkinson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Egbert Jamison, Judge, presiding. On the 20th day of July, 1880, John Taylor Davies of Liverpool, England, and John Arthur Atkinson of "Chicago, entered into a co-partnership for the purpose of carrying on business in Chicago, under the firm name of Davies, Atkinson & Company.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Egbert Jamison, Judge, presiding. On the 20th day of July, 1880, John Taylor Davies of Liverpool, England, and John Arthur Atkinson of "Chicago, entered into a co-partnership for the purpose of carrying on business in Chicago, under the firm name of Davies, Atkinson & Company. By articles of co-partnership executed by the parties under their hands and seals, it was provided that the business of said firm should be that of buying hogs or hog products, and curing, packing and shipping the same to J. T. Davies & Company, at Liverpool, for…
1Opinion of the CourtBailey, J.
The only relief sought by the amended and supplemental bill in this case is to recover back from various parties moneys ¡laid to them by Atkinson, the complainant’s co-partner, out of the co-partnership funds, to settle his individual indebtedness to them for losses incurred in certain dealings had between him and them on the Board of Trade of Chicago. All of said moneys were paid out by Atkinson prior to October 3, 1884, and on that day Davies, the complainant, was notified of such misappropriation of the partnership funds, and at least as early as October 23, 1884, the date of the filing…
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