Patterson v. Kellogg
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for an account and for equitable relief; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County. Facts found by a committee and judgment rendered (Andrews, J.,) in favor of one of the defendants upon a counter-claim asking for a foreclosure and dismissing the complaint as to the other defendant. The plaintiffs appealed. The points decided by the court will be sufficiently understood from the statement of the facts in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Pierce, the plaintiffs’ intestate, and the defendant Kellogg, were the joint owners of a wood lot and a saw mill standing thereon, and carried on the wood and lumber business as partners for more than thirty years. In 1872 the mill became old and the machinery worn, and a new mill was built with new machinery. Kellogg advanced most of the money for that purpose, and Pierce gave him a note for his share, secured by a mortgage of his interest in the real estate. In 1875 that mill burned down and another one was built in its place, Kellogg advancing the money as before, taking another note and…
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