Jones v. Dexter

Bill in equity by one partner, Jones, against his copartner, Dexter, and two other persons, to settle the affairs of a part? nership. The bill alleged that the partnership, at the time of its dissolution in 1861, owned a share in the whaling barque Ocean Rover, then at sea, and in her outfits and catchings, and that in 1862, upon the voyage, the vessel and her cargo were destroyed by the insurgent cruiser Alabama, and this share was not insured , and that pursuant to a decision of the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, the sum of $1564 had been paid to Dexter in respect of his and the…