Clark v. Clark
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 8, Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1894, No. 227, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for dissolution of partnership, for the appointment of a receiver, for an injunction, and for an account. The case was referred to Thomas Patterson, Esq., as master, who reported the facts to be as follows : In 1869 Wm. Clark, the husband of Mrs. Jane Clark and father of E. L. Clark, was a member of a partnership known as Wm.
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Appeal, No. 255, Oct. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 8, Allegheny Co., Feb. T., 1894, No. 227, on bill in equity. Bill in equity for dissolution of partnership, for the appointment of a receiver, for an injunction, and for an account. The case was referred to Thomas Patterson, Esq., as master, who reported the facts to be as follows : In 1869 Wm. Clark, the husband of Mrs. Jane Clark and father of E. L. Clark, was a member of a partnership known as Wm. Clark & Co., composed of himself, his brother, Edward Clark, and his brother-in-law, Charles Fownes. Their business was the…
1Opinion of the Court
ELIZABETH D. CLARK’S APPEAL.
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Green,
The great contention in this case is upon the two agreements of April 2, 1888, and April 3, 1888. They were set aside and annulled by the decree of the learned court below which received the assent of two of the members of the court, the president judge dissenting. The master entertained the same view as the majority of the court and reported a decree striking down the contracts. The conclusion reached by the master and the majority of the court was a conclusion of law, based upon a view of the case which, in their judgment, brought it…
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