Legal Opinion

Karrick v. Hannaman

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 29, 1897No. 12PublishedCited by 117 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. This was a suit brought April 17, 1890, in the third judicial district court of the Territory of TJtah, by Hannaman against Karriok for the dissolution of a partnership, formed February ■3, 1886, by an agreement in writing, by which they agreed.to become partners in a mercantile and laundry business for the term of five years from that date, with a capital stock of $25,000, of which the plaintiff was to furnish $5000,…

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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. This was a suit brought April 17, 1890, in the third judicial district court of the Territory of TJtah, by Hannaman against Karriok for the dissolution of a partnership, formed February ■3, 1886, by an agreement in writing, by which they agreed.to become partners in a mercantile and laundry business for the term of five years from that date, with a capital stock of $25,000, of which the plaintiff was to furnish $5000, and the defendant $20,000; the. defendant lent the plaintiff the sum of $5000 for five years, for which the plaintiff…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gbay

Much of' the argument for the appellant was devoted to a discussion of conflicting evidence, which is not open to examination by this court, its authority upon appeal from the Supreme Court of a Territory being limited to the question whether the facts found by that court support its judgment. Haws v. Victoria Co., 160 U. S. 303; Harrison v. Perea, cunte, 311.

The principal question of law discussed in the opinion of the Supreme Court of the Territory, and at the argument in this court, was whether a partnership, which by the copart-nership articles is to continue for a specified time, can be…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Marble Co. v. RipleySupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Meehan v. ValentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Holmes v. . GilmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Haws v. Victoria Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  5. Bank v. Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by117 opinions

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