Armstrong v. Bitner
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The following portions of the agreement, referred to in the opinion, will suffice for an understanding of the case: This agreement, made this 20th day of March, 1886, by and between William H. Armstrong and J. Irvin Bitner, both of Washington County, Maryland : Whereas, by agreement dated the 8th day of October, 1811, the said William H. Armstrong and J. Irvin…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. The following portions of the agreement, referred to in the opinion, will suffice for an understanding of the case: This agreement, made this 20th day of March, 1886, by and between William H. Armstrong and J. Irvin Bitner, both of Washington County, Maryland : Whereas, by agreement dated the 8th day of October, 1811, the said William H. Armstrong and J. Irvin Bitner, covenanted and agreed with each other, that they should be partners in the selling and buying of real estate and in…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Armstrong and Bitner were in partnership in the real estate and fire insurance business in Washington County, Maryland. In March, 1886, they dissolved the partnership, both as to the real estate and fire insurance business, the dissolution to take effect on the 1st of April, 1886, as will appear by the agreement which will be reported in the statement.
Armstrong, the complainant, filed a bill charging the defendant, Bitner, with a violation of this agreement in several particulars. The most important alleged violation of the agreement consists in the fact that after the expiration of the two…
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