Meehan v. Valentine
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE’ EASTERN DISTRICT OF FENNSYLVANIA. This was an action of assumpsit brought by Thomas J..
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE’ EASTERN DISTRICT OF FENNSYLVANIA. This was an action of assumpsit brought by Thomas J.. Meehan, a citizen oí Maryland, against -John K. Valentine, .executor of William G. Perry, both citizens of Pennsylvania, alleging Perry to have ■ been a partner with Lawrence W. Counselman and Albert L. Scott, under the name of L. W. Counselman & Co., and counting on promissory notes of various dates from August 1Ó, 1883, to November 25, 1884, signed by that firm, endorsed to the plaintiff, and amounting in all to about-$10,000, with interest. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
' 'The granting of a nonsuit by the Circuit Court, because in its opinion the plaintiff had given no evidence sufficient to maintain his action, was in accordance with the law and practice of Pennsylvania prevailing in the courts of-the United States held within that State) and is subject to the revision of this court on writ of error. Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Car Co., 139 U. S. 24, 38-40. The real question in this case, therefore, is whether the evidence introduced by the plaintiff would have been sufficient to sustain a verdict in his favor.
The requisites of a partnership are…
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