Legal Opinion
Cleveland J. Stockton and Dorothy Altman Stockton v. John A. Altman, and Eleanor Altman Curran
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1970No. 28686PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in a Texas diversity action for a partnership accounting. The jury in the district court found that although a partnership between the parties had existed, there was no right to an accounting. Accordingly, the district court rendered judgment for the defendants. We affirm.
On May 22, 1967, Cleveland J. Stockton and his wife, Dorothy, instituted this suit against John A. Altman and Eleanor Altman Curran seeking a declaratory judgment that the Stocktons were not indebted to either Altman or Mrs. Curran as the result of any business…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by49 opinions
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