McQuaid v. Sturgeon
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1921, ■by J. H. Watt, from decree of C. P. Allegheny County, Jan. T., 1914, No. 2310, sitting in equity, dismissing exceptions to tbe findings of the receiver in tbe case of J. C. McQuaid and Tbe Pittsburgh Swing and Furniture Company, by J. C. McQuaid, General Manager, v. W. H. Sturgeon and J. H. Watt. Bill in equity for injunction to restrain the negotiation of promissory notes. Cross' bill for an accounting and receivership.
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Appeal, No. 54, April T., 1921, ■by J. H. Watt, from decree of C. P. Allegheny County, Jan. T., 1914, No. 2310, sitting in equity, dismissing exceptions to tbe findings of the receiver in tbe case of J. C. McQuaid and Tbe Pittsburgh Swing and Furniture Company, by J. C. McQuaid, General Manager, v. W. H. Sturgeon and J. H. Watt. Bill in equity for injunction to restrain the negotiation of promissory notes. Cross' bill for an accounting and receivership. Before Drew, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The receiver found that J. H. Watt was liable as a partner for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
This is an appeal from a decree in equity requiring contribution by one partner to another.
We shall briefly indicate the proceedings giving rise to this appeal before referring to them in detail.
On December 26, 1913, Watt, the appellant, filed a bill in equity in the common pleas of Allegheny County against a number of defendants to restrain them from negotiating two promissory notes endorsed by him. On February 14, 1914, two of the defendants in that proceeding, Sturgeon and McQuaid, answered and, among other things, averred that they and Watt were partners trading as…
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- Walker v. TupperSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Wheatfield Township v. Brush Valley TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
- Lorenz v. WightmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
- McQuaid v. SturgeonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
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