Huston v. Cox

The opinion of the court was delivered by •

Burch, J,:

The appeal is taken from an order of the district court appointing a receiver.

The petition prayed for dissolution of a partnership, for an accounting, and for disposition of the partnership property. The appointment of a receiver was asked by way of provisional and auxiliary relief. The chief ground of opposition to the appointment of a receiver was that the subject of the action was- real estate situated in Butler county, and consequently that the court had no jurisdiction to appoint a receiver for it.

The property involved is an oil and…