Gunn v. Black
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United State’s for the Eastern District of Arkansas. These are cross appeals from a decree settling an account between partners. March 1, 1870, John Gunn, William Black, and Thomas Moffet formed a partnership under the name of John Gunn & Oo., for the purpose of carrying on the sawmill business in Monroe county, Ark.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United State’s for the Eastern District of Arkansas. These are cross appeals from a decree settling an account between partners. March 1, 1870, John Gunn, William Black, and Thomas Moffet formed a partnership under the name of John Gunn & Oo., for the purpose of carrying on the sawmill business in Monroe county, Ark. August 3, 1872, Gunn purchased the interest of Moffet in the property of the partnership, and the two remaining partners continued the business of the firm. January 28, 1882, by a deed of that date, Gunn made Black an equal partner with…
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge,
after stating tie facts as above, delivered tie opinion of tie court.
Tie first supposed error assigned by tie complainant cannot be sustained. It is tiat tie master did not ciarge Black, as managing partner of tie firm, witi all of tie money and property tiat went into iis possession, and credit iim only witi iis proper disbursements, but stated an account between tie firm and eaci of tie partners, in tie usual form. While Black was tie active manager of tie business of tiis partnership at Brinkley, wiere tie mill was situated, tie record in tiis case clearly discloses…
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