Harvey v. Varney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity filed May 20,1865, by a member of the partnership of Varney & Harvey, against the other members of it, namely, William H. Varney, Thomas J. Hunt, John Lane and Henry Hunt, to wind up the business of the firm, which was conducted at Boston and Abington in this Commonwealth, Evansville in Indiana, and New Orleans in Louisiana, and praying for the appointment of a receiver.
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Bill in equity filed May 20,1865, by a member of the partnership of Varney & Harvey, against the other members of it, namely, William H. Varney, Thomas J. Hunt, John Lane and Henry Hunt, to wind up the business of the firm, which was conducted at Boston and Abington in this Commonwealth, Evansville in Indiana, and New Orleans in Louisiana, and praying for the appointment of a receiver. After the decision reported 98 Mass. 118, the cause was referred to Henry W. Paine, Esquire, as master, “ to take a mutual account of all dealings between the plaintiff and the defendants of transactions of the…
1Opinion of the CourtChapman, C. J.
The object of the plaintiff’s bill is, to procure a settlement of the affairs of a partnership which has been formed and managed in a very loose manner. The cause has been referred to a master, to whose report several exceptions are taken by each party.
The partnership was formed in this state in August 1861, and its business was at first carried on in Boston and Abington. In December 1861, the defendant Thomas J. Hunt went to Evansville, Indiana, and established a branch of the business there; and his son, Henry Hunt, came into the firm. They sent boots and shoes to Thomas J. Hunt, and he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Booth v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Harvey v. VarneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
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