Todd v. Administrators of Rafferty

The Vice-Chancellor.

This is a suit by a surviving partner, against the administrators of his deceased copartner, for an account. In January, 1859, Joseph C. Todd and Philip Rafferty formed a copartnership, under the name of Todd & Rafferty, to carry on the business of manufacturing and selling machinery, and also for the purpose of doing a general commission and agency business for the purchase and sale of machinery and machinists’ and railroad supplies. This relation continued until March, 1872. They then discontinued business, and transferred a part of their assets to a corporation known by…