Legal Opinion

Cochrane v. Halsey

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 10, 1878PublishedCited by 7 opinions

The plaintiffs Hugh Cochrane and Carson N Cosgrove brought this action, in June, 1876, in the district court for Le Sueur county, against the defendant, for the purpose of obtaining a dissolution and winding-up of the affairs of the firm of Cochrane, Cosgrove & Halsey, composed of themselves and the defendant, and the appointment of a receiver, etc.

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The plaintiffs Hugh Cochrane and Carson N Cosgrove brought this action, in June, 1876, in the district court for Le Sueur county, against the defendant, for the purpose of obtaining a dissolution and winding-up of the affairs of the firm of Cochrane, Cosgrove & Halsey, composed of themselves and the defendant, and the appointment of a receiver, etc. In their complaint, they allege that prior to and on Decernber 9, 1875, they had been and then were copartners under the name of Cochrane & Cosgrove, as general traders, at Le Sueur, and that, on that day, a new partnership was formed between…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eyre v. PotterSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  2. Schuek v. HagarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
  3. Conklin v. HindsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
  4. Powers v. AmesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
  5. Minnesota Valley R. R. v. DoranSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Noonan v. SpearSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  2. Kimball v. PalmerleeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
  3. Ayer v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
  4. Wright v. KrabbenhoftSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  5. Thorpe v. CooleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917

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