Farrand v. Gleason
Supreme Court of Vermont
[In Chancery.] Bill in chancery for an accounting and foreclosure. Heard on bill, answer, traverse, master’s report, and exceptions thereto, at chambers, Howell, chancellor. Bill pro forma, dismissed.
Read the full summary
[In Chancery.] Bill in chancery for an accounting and foreclosure. Heard on bill, answer, traverse, master’s report, and exceptions thereto, at chambers, Howell, chancellor. Bill pro forma, dismissed. The contract of March, 1876, was as follows: “ It is hereby agreed by and between us, Holla Gleason, Saul Bishop, and J. A. Beers, that we will share equally in the expense of purchasing one and one-half acres of land in Bolton, a part or the whole of which ivas lately occupied by M. W. Shurtliff for mill purposes, the chimney, steam boiler, and engine now upon said premises, and also in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Koss, J.
I. Was the relation between the orator’s intestate and defendant that of partners or of tenants in common % This is the first question to be determined. The orator contends that it was that of partners, and the defendant, that of joint tenants or tenants in common. The defendant does not seriously insist that they were joint tenants. Their relation is manifestly to be determined from the contracts of March 1, 1876, and of July 17, 1877, and their dealings with each other in regard to the subject matter of said contracts. The subject of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kidder v. RixfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1844
3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re the Real Estate of CochranSuperior Court of Delaware · 1949
- In re McConnellDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1912
- Tom Sweeney Hardware Co. v. GardnerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
- Duplesse v. HaskellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915
- Middlebury Electric Co. v. TupperSupreme Court of Vermont · 1898
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.