Little v. Stanton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Somerset county. This was an action of account render by Henry Little against Alexander Y. Stanton, his late copartner. In 1850, the parties entered into partnership for the sale of “ Patent Saw Mill Dogs.”
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Error to the Common Pleas of Somerset county. This was an action of account render by Henry Little against Alexander Y. Stanton, his late copartner. In 1850, the parties entered into partnership for the sale of “ Patent Saw Mill Dogs.” And on the 18th June 1851, the following settlement was made between them:— “ June 18th 1851. — Henry Little and A. Y. Stanton settled up the business of the partnership of the Patent Saw Mill Dogs, and A. Y. Stanton is due H. Little two hundred and ninety-five dollars and eighty-six cents to make him equal with the said Little in the outlays; and is entitled…
1Opinion of the Court
*300The opinion of the court was delivered by
Strong, J. —
In this case there had been a judgment quod computet., Auditors were then appointed, and they stated an account showing the sum of three hundred and eight dollars and ten cents to be due from the defendant to the plaintiff. Before the auditors no issues of fact or of law were demanded by either party, and none were certified into the Common Pleas. But when the report came into court, exceptions' were filed to the construction which the auditors had given to an agreement proved before them, and the court, without sending the report back to…
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