Stewart v. . Robinson
New York Court of Appeals
The appeal in the case first entitled is from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 14, 1888, which affirmed a judgment dismissing the complaint entered upon trial at Special Term.
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The appeal in the case first entitled is from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered upon an order made May 14, 1888, which affirmed a judgment dismissing the complaint entered upon trial at Special Term. This action was brought by plaintiffs, claiming to be creditors of the firm of S. S. Hepworth & Co., to charge the estate, in the hands of defendants as executors and trustees under the will of Joseph Colwell, deceased, with the debts of said firm. The facts are sufficiently set forth in the opinion. The agreement in question between…
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants are brought before the court as trustees and executors of the estate of Joseph Colwell, deceased. It appears that Colwell, in his lifetime, and one Samuel S. Hepworth carried on business as copartners, under the name of S.S. Hepworth Co., for the manufacture and sale of centrifugal machines and some other machinery, under articles of agreement, one of which was entered into February 22, 1877, and provided for the continuance of the partnership for five years from January 1, 1877, and for a capital in cash not exceeding $4,000, to be furnished by Colwell, and be represented "by…
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