National Bank of Virginia v. Cringan

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced on the 4th day of March, 1892. In deciding the case the learned chancellor of that court delivered the following opinion, which is filed with and made a part of the record:

“This is a bill to charge W. S. Forbes and ~W. L. Boyd, as secret partners in the firm of Cringan & Trant, on a note for $5,000, dated July 6, 1889, drawn by John 'W. Cringan to the order of E. L. Trant, payable at four months from date, and endorsed by Tiant, and discounted by the plaintiff bank. The note in suit was given in renewal…