McPherson v. J. E. Sirrine & Co.

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

This is an action at law brought by the respondent for the recovery of money claimed to be due him as his partnership interest in the firm of J. E. Sirrine and Company following his ouster from the firm. Three items are set forth in the respondent’s complaint, to wit: (1) A claim for salary; (2) a claim for respondent’s share of an accrued earnings or profits fund known to' the partners as “partnership investment account”; and (3) the value of respondent’s interest in the capital assets of the partnership.

The salary claim arises out of a somewhat…