Underwood v. Viles

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

In this action an accounting was asked between W. H. Underwood and James Viles, who has since deceased, and the executor of his estate has been named as defendant, as well as two other parties who had a nominal interest in some of the transactions involved. The transactions included the business of the Underwood-Viles Cold Storage Company, the cultivation and operation of a catalpa plantation, and an apple orchard. The court rejected the plaintiff’s claim of $23,000 which he contributed toward the cold-storage business, refused to allow…