Rommerdahl v. Jackson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Kenosha ■county: FbaNK M. Fish, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff sued Urban J. Lewis, September 16, 1895, and recovered judgment for over $5,000. At the time of the commencement of the suit, garnishee process was served upon Eda Meinhardt, who immediately made answer, and brought into court moneys and securities amounting to $6,000, and an order was made interpleading the defendants Jackson and others as claimants of parts of said…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Kenosha ■county: FbaNK M. Fish, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff sued Urban J. Lewis, September 16, 1895, and recovered judgment for over $5,000. At the time of the commencement of the suit, garnishee process was served upon Eda Meinhardt, who immediately made answer, and brought into court moneys and securities amounting to $6,000, and an order was made interpleading the defendants Jackson and others as claimants of parts of said fund so brought into court. The interpleaded defendants made their answers, each claiming a part of said fund, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtWinslow, J.
The so-called Bank of Antioch was a partnership, and not a corporation, and hence the certificates of stock which were issued were not in fact certificates of corporate stock in any true legal sense; but nevertheless there was nothing to prevent the partners, if they so agreed, from using such certificates to indicate the proportionate interests of each partner in the firm. Durkee v. Stringham, 8 Wis. 1. It is well understood that a partner may sell or mortgage his interest without consulting his copartners, but that the assignee does not become a partner thereby, but acquires *448only a right to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bank v. Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Lawrence v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
- Durkee v. StringhamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
3Cited by1 opinion
- Clark v. LysterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907