Keen v. Brown
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Appeal from Circuit Court for Gadsden county. Statement. The appellant, complainant below, filed a bill on June 25th, 1895, against John V. Brown, the testator of the present defendants, alleging a partnership between them terminated by the act of the defendant, and praying an accounting.
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This case was decided by Division B. Appeal from Circuit Court for Gadsden county. Statement. The appellant, complainant below, filed a bill on June 25th, 1895, against John V. Brown, the testator of the present defendants, alleging a partnership between them terminated by the act of the defendant, and praying an accounting. The bill further alleged that the defendant Brown had obtained two judgments against the complainant based upon matters relating to the partnership, and for that reason not properly cognizable in a court of law, and averred reasons why he was prevented from resisting or…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwejx, J.
(after stating the facts). — The first error assigned by the appellant is the order transferring the cause to Gadsden county. It is objected that the order does not show a ground of transfer under the statute. The order does not state the ground of the court’s action, but recites that upon reading and filing the petition, affidavit and motion of complainant for change of venue in the cause, it is considered and ordered as follows, to-wit: that the prayer of the petition be granted, and change of venue to Gadsden county be awarded, and that the papers be transmitted to the clerk of that…
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