Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Marvel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 1, 1912No. Appeal, No. 190Published

Appeal, No. 190, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Chester Co., in Equity, No. 525, on bill in equity in case of Samuel H. Murphy v. Percy A. Marvel et al., trading as the Kennett Brick Company. Bill in equity for receiver and accounting between partners. Before Butler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.

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Appeal, No. 190, Oct. T., 1911, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Chester Co., in Equity, No. 525, on bill in equity in case of Samuel H. Murphy v. Percy A. Marvel et al., trading as the Kennett Brick Company. Bill in equity for receiver and accounting between partners. Before Butler, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court entered the following decree: It is determined and ordered that plaintiff may not make any change or deduction for services rendered to and in respect of the property of the partnership, after December 6, 1909. Error assigned was decree of…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

The parties, plaintiff and defendants, had been associated as a partnership, operating and owning a brick manufactory and selling the product thereof. The plaintiff filed this bill, on December 6, 1909, averring that he had given notice of dissolution of the partnership, which notice had been accepted by the defendants, and that the parties were “unable to agree upon the method to be pursued in winding up and liquidating said copartnership and its said business and assets, and are also unable to, agree upon the accounts existing by and between the parties hereto, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McCullough v. Barr, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Clarion County1891
  2. Delp v. EdlisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  3. Garretson v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  4. Lindsey v. StranahanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889

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