Hill v. Postley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of corporation court of Bristol, rendered September 21, 1892, in a suit in equity wherein Pannie O. Postley, suing by her next friend, W. ~W. Davis, was complainant, and A. M. Postley and F. M. Hill, partners trading under the firm name and style of A. M. Postley & Co., were defendants. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
On the first of April, 1891, A. M. Postlej and P. M. Hill, residing in Bristol, Tenn., entered into a co-partnership to •conduct the grocery business in Bristol, Virginia. B3 the articles of co-partnership, Postley agreed to contribute $2,000 in •cash as the capital with which to commence the business. This sum was contributed; but the appellee, Mrs. Postley, the wife •of A. M. Postley, who was the plaintiff below, contends that it was advanced or loaned by her to the firm; that the firm recognized its indebtedness to her; and that on the 18th day…
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