Nichols v. Murphy

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Kane County. In December, 1883, appellant and John M. Murphy entered into a copartnership, to continue ten years, to manufacture wind and feed mills, under the name of Nichols & Murphy. Murphy and Nichols were each the owner of certain patents in their own right, and by the terms of their contract of partnership each one was to put in the firm the right to use their respective patents during the existence of the firm. The right of the firm to use these patents was a part of the assets of the firm.

After this firm had existed for about ten…