Levi v. Karrick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. This case was before this court at tbe June Term, 1859. (8 Iowa, 150.) The bill was filed by Levi, in November, 1857, to dissolve and have settled a partnership formed between himself and the respondents, Karrick and Jones, in August, 1854. The partnership agreement was verbal, and the object was to work certain mining interests owned by the parties in mineral lots 264 and 265. They also had a mining interest in lot 268, known as “…
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. This case was before this court at tbe June Term, 1859. (8 Iowa, 150.) The bill was filed by Levi, in November, 1857, to dissolve and have settled a partnership formed between himself and the respondents, Karrick and Jones, in August, 1854. The partnership agreement was verbal, and the object was to work certain mining interests owned by the parties in mineral lots 264 and 265. They also had a mining interest in lot 268, known as “ Carter’s field,” but as no mineral was raised from this, it may be dismissed without further notice. Lot 264 was known as the…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
It is seldom that a case is brought before us, involving more difficult or intricate questions than the one now presented for our determination. These difficulties arise, not so much from the questions of law discussed by the counsel, as from the novelty of the controversy, the character of the agreement between the parties, the manner in which the accounts were kept, the mass of testimony, at times conflicting, and difficult to reconcile, and the course pursued by the parties in making their expenditures, and working their lots.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Caldwell v. LeiberNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
- Lewis v. MoffettIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
- Levi v. KarrickSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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