Charles v. Miller
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Greene. Heard before the Hon. James B. Clark. The bill in this case was filed by William Miller, against David Charles, asking the dissolution and settlement of a mercantile prrtnership then existing between them, and the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the partnership business in the meantime.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Greene. Heard before the Hon. James B. Clark. The bill in this case was filed by William Miller, against David Charles, asking the dissolution and settlement of a mercantile prrtnership then existing between them, and the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the partnership business in the meantime. The defendant filed an answer, admitting the necessity for a dissolution and settlement, and concurring in the prayer of the bill; and the chancellor then made a decretal order, appointing as receiver a person selected by the parties, and referring the…
1Opinion of the CourtA. J.. Walker, C. J.
There can be no doubt of the - power of a court to carry into effect the solemn and formal and written agreements of counsel,..in reference to proceedings in the causes which they represent. — Harvey and Wife v. Thorpe, 28 Ala. 250; Starke & Moore v. Kenan, 11 ib. 818; Rosenbaum v. State, 33 ib. 362; Ex-parte Lawrence, in manuscript. Indeed, the Code (§ 743) expressly provides, that “an attorney has authority to bind his client, in any action or proceeding, by any agreement in relation to such cause, made in'writing, or by an. entry to be made on the minutes of the court.”
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