Marian Nunnally v. J. Fletcher Wilder, Marian Nunnally v. J. Fletcher Wilder
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge.
These appeals present a tangled fact situation growing out of the activities of two individuals who joined forces to carry on a restaurant business. The confusion is due largely to imprecision and informality in the arrangements governing the creation and operation of this common enterprise. Further complicating the matter, a corporate form was ultimately employed, but without adequate differentiation between the separate corporate entity and the individual interests of the two people whose instrumentality it was. A final blow to the cause of clarity was the death of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stanley v. MatherUnited States Circuit Court · 1887
- Marfield v. McMurdyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
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- McGrath v. McGrathSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1966
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