Legal Opinion

Carroll v. Little

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1889PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Roch County. Action for the dissolution of a partnership and for an accounting. The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion. Both parties appeal from the judgment. They argued, among other things, that the defendant should have been charged with interest on the sum of money which he had in his hands belonging to the firm from the day they ceased to do business to the date of the report of the referee.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Roch County. Action for the dissolution of a partnership and for an accounting. The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion. Both parties appeal from the judgment. They argued, among other things, that the defendant should have been charged with interest on the sum of money which he had in his hands belonging to the firm from the day they ceased to do business to the date of the report of the referee. Crabtree v. Randall, 133 Mass. 552; Gridley v. Conner, 2 La. Ann. 87; Hite v. Hite, 1 B. Mon. 177-180. Indeed, he should be charged with interest from…

1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.

These are cross-appeals from the same judgment. The parties formed a partnership for the purpose of buying and selling live-stock, sheep, and swine, etc.,— the profits to be shared equally. The partnership commenced about October 10,1816, and continued to February 24, 1879, when they ceased doing 'business by mutual consent. The action is for a dissolution of the partnership, and for an accounting as to the partnership transactions. The cause was referred to a referee, to hear, try, and determine. On the hearing of the testimony the referee allowed some items in the account of the respective…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gilman v. VaughanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. Reinke v. WrightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896

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