Northern Trust Co. v. Friedlander

This is a citation proceeding brought by the Northern Trust Company of Chicago, executor of the estate of Joseph Barbera, deceased, against Earle E. Friedlander, the surviving partner of a law partnership, for an accounting. After a trial, judgment was entered in favor of the Northern Trust Company, as executor, and against Earle E. Friedlander, in the amount of $31,830,21, from which judgment the executor appeals.

The record reveals that in 1940, Joseph Barbera and Earle E. Fried-lander entered into an oral agreement to practice law as partners under the name of Barbera & Friedlander. Their…