Howell v. Harvey
Supreme Court of Arkansas
This was a suit in chancery, determined in the Johnson Circuit Court, in 1842, before the Hon. Richard C. S. Brown, one of the circuit judges.
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This was a suit in chancery, determined in the Johnson Circuit Court, in 1842, before the Hon. Richard C. S. Brown, one of the circuit judges. Harvey filed his bill, alleging that he and one Shank-lin sold a store of goods to John Howell and Edward McConnell, for about $6000, taking their notes for the amount; that McConnell withdrew from connection with Howell; and Harvey bought an interest in the goods for $1868, paying Howell that amount by a receipt against the notes; that Howell and Harvey then formed a partnership in January or February, 1838, for five years; Howell to advance money to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lacy, J.
It is said that the bill should have been dismissed upon the hearing for the want of proper parties. We think otherwise. The necessary parties were all before the court. The firm of John Howell & Co. was composed of John B. Harvey, John Howell and John B. Howell, and the record shows that ho one else had anyfinterest in their business, or the settlement of their accounts; Shanklin had not the most remote connection with the partnership concern. Harvey bought an interest in a stock of goods of John Howell and credited a note that he and Shanklin jointly held on Howell and…
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