Legal Opinion

Goepper v. Kinsinger

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1883PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to the District Court of Hamilton county. George Klotter, senior, was the owner of a tract of land on Brown street, in the city of Cincinnati. He had formerly been for many years in the business of brewing beer, in partnership with one Sohn, but had retired therefrom sometime before 1868. He had two sons who were without capital, and he conceived the idea of building a brewery on the Brown street property and establishing his sons in business thereon.

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Error to the District Court of Hamilton county. George Klotter, senior, was the owner of a tract of land on Brown street, in the city of Cincinnati. He had formerly been for many years in the business of brewing beer, in partnership with one Sohn, but had retired therefrom sometime before 1868. He had two sons who were without capital, and he conceived the idea of building a brewery on the Brown street property and establishing his sons in business thereon. The brewery was commenced sometime in the spring of 1868, and up to January 1, 1869, over $37,000 had been expended upon it by Klotter,…

1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, J.

This action was brought into this court by petition in error before the passage of the act of April 18, 1883, and the question whether the decree of the district court is so manifestly unsupported by the evidence as to require its reversal, is properly before us.

We cannot undertake, in this opinion, to recite such evidence in detail. We are satisfied with the finding of the district court that Blotter, Sr., was a partner in the firm of Blotter’s Sons, although his name does not appear in the partnership agreement or in the firm name, and hence will pass over the testimony offered upon that…

2Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Zagelmeyer v. Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1894

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