Janes v. Janes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by Frank Janes against Audroneke Janes, administratrix of the estate of John Janes. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The appellant, plaintiff below, claiming that he was a partner of his brother John at the time of the latter’s death, in a business conducted at 444 Ninth Street, N. W., Washington, hied his bill asking that the administratrix of John’s estate be enjoined from disposing of the assets of that business, and that she be required to account for the assets to a receiver appointed by the court. She denied the partnership. After a trial, the court found that John had promised to make appellant a partner after the war, but that John died before the war was over, and hence that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. v. MorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Myers v. ManloveIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- King v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Parsons v. WentworthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1904
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