Hanks v. Baber
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to to the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. James Steele, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by William W. Hanks against Aden Baber, for a settlement of the accounts of a co-partnership previously formed between them, for the purpose of buying and selling a lot of cattle. Upon the hearing, the court below dismissed the bill, and to reverse this decree, the complainant brings the record to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
The evidence, we think, shows that plaintiff in error put into the partnership the sum of $1425, and that defendant put in nothing; that they borrowed various sums which were paid with money belonging to the firm. Defendant in error handled the money, paid it out for cattle, feed, and money they had borrowed, and sold the cattle. It appears there was a loss on the cattle bought and sold, amounting to $993, and deducting $496.50, half of the loss, from the capital put in by plaintiff in error, would leave $928.50 due him from defendant in error. But a careful examination of the evidence shows,…
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