Livingston v. United States Fire Insurance

Under the above style, eight suits, separately brought but consolidated and tried together in the chancery court of Trous-dale county, have been appealed to this court by the respective defendants.

The complainants are J. L. Livingston, a resident of the town of Hartsville, in Trousdale county, Tennessee, and his brother, Allen Livingston, a resident of the town of Seottsville, in Allen county, Kentucky.

During the period of time covering the transactions involved in these suits, and for some years theretofore, the two complainants were partners, and as such were engaged in business at…