Legal Opinion

Filkins v. Adams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 31, 1895PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Bill to Adjust Co-partnership Transactions.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr.. Presiding Justice Gary

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Adams was owner of premises demised by him to Philemon L. Austin, suited for a hotel. Austin entered into a co-partnership with a couple of women, who, on the 29th day of April, 1893, filed a bill against him to adjust the co-partnership transactions, and under that bill Filkins was appointed receiver and carried on the hotel business from May 11,1893, to March 17, 1894. The hotel was in fact but a lodging house; no meals were furnished. Austin- continued in possession of two rooms.

On a reference to the master, of the accounts of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Leopold v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Hooven, Owens & Rentschler Co. v. BurdetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. White v. MoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
  4. Leopold v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rosenblatt v. Michigan Avenue National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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