Keenan v. O'Brien
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Hew York county. In a suit by John Keenan against John O’Brien and Heman Clark an or-der was entered denying motion of defendants to set aside an ex parte order allowing the examination of defendant Clark before trial.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The complaint in this action alleges that in April; 1885, the plaintiff and defendants duly made an agreement to form a copartnership in respect to certain contracts; that said copartnership business was entered upon, and has ever since continued to be carried on by the plaintiff and defendants in pursuance of and under said agreement; that said copartnership has made large profits, whereof the plaintiff is entitled to one-sixth; that the defendants have exclusive possession of the books of said copartnership and have not allowed the plaintiff access thereto; that the defendants have not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jenkins v. . PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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- Dudley v. Press Publishing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890