Martin v. Payne

The parties to this proceeding were co-partners. Defendant in error, as plaintiff, on February 2nd, 1901, brought an action in the county court against his co-partner, as defendant, for an accounting, alleging that their partnership had been dissolved by mutual consent, and that upon a just and true settlement of their co-partnership^ business it would appear there was a large balance due him, not exceeding, however, the sum of two thousand dollars. From the judgment rendered in the county court the defeated party appealed to the district court, where a referee was appointed to hear and…