Perrin v. Lepper
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Calhoun. (Hooker, J.) Bill filed for an accounting, etc. Complainant, and all the defendants except the Perrins appeal. Decree entered in this. Court in accordance with opinion, in which the facts are stated.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
Joseph Sibley, on October 11, 1858,. resided in the city of Marshall. He was a physician, and practiced his profession, and for the previous 18 years was also engaged in loaning money, buying notes and mortgages, and other securities. His principal business was, however, at the time referred to, loaning money upon bonds and mortgages, and it is claimed by the defendants that he was then worth at least $200,000. They further-claim that he had but little knowledge of book-keeping, and less capacity still for understanding double entry.
At the date first mentioned he formed a copartnership with…
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