Swift v. Ward
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Charles H. Bishop, Judge. The plaintiff in-this action seeks to recover damages for tke alleged breach of a contract of partnership, entered into between the parties on the first day of January, 1886. The ground of recovery is that the defendant wrongfully dissolved the partnership before its expiration, without just cause. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for Dlaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoti-irock, C. J.
— It is conceded that the plaintiff and defendant entered into a written agreement by which they became partners in the practice of medicine and surgery. The contract is in these words:
“Des Moines, Iowa, January 1, 1886.
“This agreement of partnership witnesseth, that W. H. Ward and L. C. Swift have this day entered into *702and formed a partnership, under the firm name and style of Ward & Swift, for the practice of medicine and surgery, upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: This is to be an equal partnership, each member thereof bearing one-half of all office and professional expenses,…
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