Pruitt v. McWhorter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Lowndes. Heard before the Hon. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed by McCormick Pruitt, against B. S. McWhorter, and sought a settlement of the accounts of á partnership in merchandizing, which had existed between the parties under the name of McWhorter & Pruitt.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Lowndes. Heard before the Hon. John A. Foster. The bill in this case was filed by McCormick Pruitt, against B. S. McWhorter, and sought a settlement of the accounts of á partnership in merchandizing, which had existed between the parties under the name of McWhorter & Pruitt. After answer filed, the chancellor ordered a statement of the accounts by the register; and several exceptions to his report, as to contested items in the account, were reserved by each of the parties. The chancellor overruled all of the complainant’s exceptions, eight in number, and all…
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERYILLE, J".
— We have examined the testimony contained in this record with great care, and can discover no error prejudicial to the appellant The assignments of error are all based upon exceptions taken to the register’s report. The findings of the register, so far as approved by the chancellor, seem to be sustained, in most cases; by a preponderance of. the evidence. In no instance can we clearly see that any one of the exceptions is well taken. Many of these exceptions,moreover, are not taken in accordance with the requirements of the '93d Rule of Chancery Practice. — Code, 1876, p. 174;…
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