Jackson v. Hunt, Hill & Betts

On December 31,1954 there were 13 partners in the New York City law firm of Hunt, Hill and Betts. Two estates of deceased partners were likewise interested in the firm. Thirteen seems to have been an unsatisfactory number, for three of the partners — A. V. Cherbonnier, Mahlon Dickerson and Robert McLeod Jackson (plaintiff herein) —withdrew from the firm as of that date. Agreements were made with Cherbonnier .and Dickerson under which they were to receive certain earned but uncollected fees when paid. No similar *183agreement was made with Jackson who now sues to establish his right to participate…