Legal Opinion

Philippi v. Philippi

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1878PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before Hon. H. Austill. The appellants, who are the widow and children of Angelo M. Philippi, (the widow also being his administratrix,) filed this bill on the 17th of April, 1877, against the appellee, Antonio Philippi, seeking thereby to establish a partnership between the appellee and said Angelo, and to compel a settlement of its affairs; and, secondly, to have the said appellee declared a trustee for the said Angelo as to an…

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Appeal from Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before Hon. H. Austill. The appellants, who are the widow and children of Angelo M. Philippi, (the widow also being his administratrix,) filed this bill on the 17th of April, 1877, against the appellee, Antonio Philippi, seeking thereby to establish a partnership between the appellee and said Angelo, and to compel a settlement of its affairs; and, secondly, to have the said appellee declared a trustee for the said Angelo as to an interest in certain property which is described in the bill, and to have dower therein assigned to the widow. The case…

1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.

The object of the present bill is, first, to establish a partnership between defendant and Angelo M. *45Philippi, through whom complainants claim, and to have a settlement of its dealings; and, second, to have said defendant declared a trustee for said Angelo, of an interest in certain property, a part of which is described in the bill. A summary statement of the case made by the bill is, that about the year 1840, Angelo and Antonio Philippi formed a partnership in the keeping of a restaurant and boarding-house, and that the business was prosperous and remunerative; that in the year 1845,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harrison v. HeflinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  2. Goodwyn v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
  3. Rhodes v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852
  4. Bradford v. Spyker's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
  5. Austin v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Peters Mineral Land Co. v. HooperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  2. Scruggs v. Decatur Mineral & Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. Black v. Pratt Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  4. Duncan v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Philippi v. PhilippeSupreme Court of the United States · 1885

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