Harris v. Townsend
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Clark Circuit Court. R. D. Hearn, Judge. The complaint in this action alleges that about the 6th day ••of March, 1887, the plaintiff, Townsend, and the defendant, Harris, entered into a partnership for the purpose of editing and publishing the “ Arkadelphia News,” a weekly newspaper— Harris being publisher and Townsend editor.
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APPEAL from Clark Circuit Court. R. D. Hearn, Judge. The complaint in this action alleges that about the 6th day ••of March, 1887, the plaintiff, Townsend, and the defendant, Harris, entered into a partnership for the purpose of editing and publishing the “ Arkadelphia News,” a weekly newspaper— Harris being publisher and Townsend editor. That about the .20th day of July, 1887, that being the day of publication, “the -defendant having possession of the only key to the office of publication, wickedly, maliciously and with 'the intent to stop the publication of said paper without consulting…
1Per curiam
1. Partners: Suits between. The authorities cited by the appellee are to . the effect that an action by a partner against his co-partner for injury done to the partnership property is cognizable in a court of law. None goes to the extent of holding that the matter is not cognizable in a court of equity, in an action of account for final settlement.
2. pleading and practice. 3. same. But even if the issue were not properly cognizable in equity, •can it be held that the judgment is void ? Under the code a plaintiff is only required to make a plain statement of his case in his complaint. If the…
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