White v. Russell

The bill in this case alleges that appellant and J. V. B. Bossman were in partnership in business; that appellant had an excess of capital in the firm; that the firm was insolvent, and that Bossman died insolvent, and his estate is in that condition ; that Bossman made a will, devising his estate, in equal parts, to his wife and his brother, James B.; that Francis M. Corby had administered upon his estate, and in due course of administration appellant, as surviving partner, presented and proved the claim of the late firm in the probate court, where he was allowed $2746.58 ; that he also…