State ex rel. Richardson v. Withrow
Supreme Court of Missouri
Prohibition. Prior to the twenty-sixth day of January, 1871, John J. Murdock and Charles K. Dickson were partners in the city of St. Louis, doing business under the name and style of Murdock & Dickson. On that day the firm was dissolved by the death of Dickson.
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Prohibition. Prior to the twenty-sixth day of January, 1871, John J. Murdock and Charles K. Dickson were partners in the city of St. Louis, doing business under the name and style of Murdock & Dickson. On that day the firm was dissolved by the death of Dickson. On the twenty-second day of March, 1871, Murdock, the surviving partner, took charge of the partnership estate and gave bond in the probate court in the sum of $125,000, with Barton Bates and James B. Eads as sureties. Murdock continued' to act as administrator of the partnership estate until the twentieth day of November, 1873, making…
1Opinion of the Court
G-oode, Special Judge.
— Jurisdiction of general assignments for the benefit of creditors is vested by the statutes of this State in the circuit courts, which are expressly charged with the supervision and control of assignees in the execution of their trusts. If the deed of Murdock as surviving partner of the firm of Murdock & Dickson to Priest effected an assignment of the partnership estate, the duty of the respondents as judges of the circuit court of St. Louis to assume and continue to exercise jurisdiction by all proper orders and judgments until the final settlement of the assignee is…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Barry v. BriggsMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- Emerson v. SenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- State ex rel. Johnson v. WithrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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