Latta v. Kilbourn
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. . Thk appellees, as members of a dissolved- copartnership, brought this suit against the appellant, another member thereof, for'an account of profits made by the latter in certain' transactions alleged to have been within the scope of the part-.nership business, and which, as claimed, it was his duty to have conducted for the. benefit of the firm instead of for . his individual advantage..
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. . Thk appellees, as members of a dissolved- copartnership, brought this suit against the appellant, another member thereof, for'an account of profits made by the latter in certain' transactions alleged to have been within the scope of the part-.nership business, and which, as claimed, it was his duty to have conducted for the. benefit of the firm instead of for . his individual advantage.. The material facts' of the case, as disclosed by the-pleadings and proofs, are as follows. In 1865 there existed in the city of Washington a…
1Opinion of the Court
.Mr. Justice Jackson,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
It is first contended on behalf of the appellees that this appeal cannot be entertained by this court for the reason that the decree of October 27, 18S6, was the final decree in the cause from, which an appeal should have been taken. We are clearly of opinion that this proposition cannot be sustained. It is well settled by the decisions of this court that where the purpose of the suit is to obtain an account, such as that prajrnd for by the bill in this case and directed by the order of October 27, 1886, the…
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