Tierney v. Klein
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. W. R. Trigg, Chancellor. Prior to November 21, 1883, George M. Klein and Julius M. Klein were partners in the insurance business in Vicksburg, under the name of Julius M. Klein & Co., and as such held the agencies for several insurance companies which had a well-established business in that city. These agencies were held under the appointment of the companies, and were terminable or transferablé at the will of the companies.
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From the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. W. R. Trigg, Chancellor. Prior to November 21, 1883, George M. Klein and Julius M. Klein were partners in the insurance business in Vicksburg, under the name of Julius M. Klein & Co., and as such held the agencies for several insurance companies which had a well-established business in that city. These agencies were held under the appointment of the companies, and were terminable or transferablé at the will of the companies. George M. Klein was at the time a partner with John A. Klein in the banking business in that city, and owned and conducted…
1Opinion of the Court · WoodsWoods, C. J.
The complainants, as creditors of George M. Klein, exhibited their original and amended bills against George Klein, Julius Klein, and William Klein, to reach and subject to the payment of their demands as against George Klein his alleged interests in the insurance agencies of Julius Klein & Co., and of Julius Klein & Bro., the averments being that these insurance agencies were either conducted in the interest of George Klein solely, or that George Klein was interested as a partner in them.
It is strenuously insisted by counsel for appellants that, as it is shown George Klein had an equal…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dougherty v. Van NostrandNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- Hart v. BloomfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
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