Lewelling's Administrator v. Lewelling
Supreme Court of Virginia
' Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City-county. Decree for the complainant. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCaed well, J.
J ames W. Lewelling and Thomas L. Lewelling were brothers and in their early manhood, about the year 1873, they entered upon some sort of a partnership or joint business undertaking. Ho books of account were then or afterwards opened showing their affairs inter sese, and none were intended or supposed to have been kept. Each of the brothers took from the assets held by them in common what he needed for his personal and family expenses or uses (both being married), and what remained was regarded by them as belonging to both in common. Each brother, however, owned real estate of his own which…
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