Legal Opinion

Bull v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 29, 1935No. 649PublishedCited by 941 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts

Archibald H. Bull died February 13,1920. He had been a member of a partnership engaged in the business of ship-brokers. The agreement of association provided that in the event a partner died the survivors should continue the business for one year subsequent to his death, and his estate should “ receive the same interests, or participate in the losses to the same extent,” as the deceased partner would, if living, “ based on the usual method of ascertaining what the said profits or losses would be. . . . Or the estate of the deceased partner shall have the option of withdrawing his interest…

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