McKinnon v. McKinnon
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
In Equity. This is a bill for specific performance. The bill in substance recites that on the 1st day of January, 1882, one Malcolm McKinnon, (who was the uncle of complainant, John A. McKinnon, and then engaged in the practice of medicine at Maysville, Mo.,) formed a copartnership with the complainant at said place in the practice of medicine; that at said time Malcolm owned in fee a certain parcel of land as residence property, of the value of $1,000; that it was agreed at…
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In Equity. This is a bill for specific performance. The bill in substance recites that on the 1st day of January, 1882, one Malcolm McKinnon, (who was the uncle of complainant, John A. McKinnon, and then engaged in the practice of medicine at Maysville, Mo.,) formed a copartnership with the complainant at said place in the practice of medicine; that at said time Malcolm owned in fee a certain parcel of land as residence property, of the value of $1,000; that it was agreed at the time of the formation of the partnership that this real estate should be the property of the partnership, and that…
1Opinion of the Court
Philips, J.,
(after stating the facts as above.) This is what may not inaptly be termed a many-sided case. There "are, however, a few controlling principles of law which so tar determine the case as to render, in my opinion, an extended review of the evidence unnecessary. There are involved three pieces of real estate. One is known as the “Residence Property,” acquired and owned by the uncle, Dr. McKinnon, Sr., long prior to the complainant’s coming to Missouri; the farm known as the “Watts Farm,” acquired in 1882, after the formation of the partnership by parol; and the Meyers lots, acquired…
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