Stout v. Executors of Seabrook
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On final hearing on bill, answer and proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
The Vice-Chancellor.
This is a bill for an account. Henry H. Seabrook and Eusebius M. "Walling formed a copartnership in 1851, to carry on the business of country merchants, at Keyport, Monmouth county, and continued together as copartners until April 1st, 1858, when they dissolved by consent. It is admitted the firm, at that time, was largely indebted to Mr. Seabrook. He retained the assets. There is some dispute whether he kept them under a written or verbal contract, but it is quite unimportant whether it was one or the other, for it is agreed the terms of each were substantially the same.…
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