Bacon v. Bacon

This litigation is between wife and husband. It concerns a paper and twine business in which both parties were engaged. The action commenced with the filing of a bill of complaint in the former Court of Chancery by Mary G. Bacon, the wife. She alleged that she was the owner of the business and that her husband, Jacob D. Bacon, the defendant, who was employed by her as a salesman, was seeking to seize the business as his own. A restraint against Bacon was sought. In his answer Bacon denied the allegations of the complaint and, by way of counterclaim, asserted that he was an equal partner in…