Mortimore v. Atkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Chancery Court; /. V. B our land, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action involves the settlement of the partnership affairs of Mortimore & Co., a firm engaged in buying and selling cotton at Van Burén, Arkansas, and composed of W. C. and R. W. Mortimore, J. C. Atkins and W. H. McMurray. W. C. and R. W. Mortimore resided at Greenville, Texas, and composed the firm of Mortimore & Company, engaged in the cotton business at that place.
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Appeal from Crawford Chancery Court; /. V. B our land, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action involves the settlement of the partnership affairs of Mortimore & Co., a firm engaged in buying and selling cotton at Van Burén, Arkansas, and composed of W. C. and R. W. Mortimore, J. C. Atkins and W. H. McMurray. W. C. and R. W. Mortimore resided at Greenville, Texas, and composed the firm of Mortimore & Company, engaged in the cotton business at that place. W. H. McMurray was also a member of the firm of W. Ii. McMurray & Company, engaged in the cotton business at Tittle Rock, Arkansas.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is conceded that under the appointment all questions of fact were referred to the master, and, the appointment having been made -by consent of the parties and on their motion, his findings and conclusions upon questions of fact are as conclusive and binding as the verdict of a jury; and where there is testimony legally sufficient to support such findings, they will not be disturbed. Such is the effect of the following decisions, cited by counsel in their briefs. Greenhaw v. Combs, 74 Ark. 336; Paepcke-Leicht Lbr. Co. v. Collins, 85 Ark. 414; Griffin v.…
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- Griffin v. Anderson-Tully Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Carr v. FairSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Greenhaw v. CombsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- McVeigh v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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