Riddle v. Whitehill
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. On the 10th day of March, 1885, George'R. Riddle and W&son S. Packer as trustee for Electra Packer, filed their' bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Joseph M. Whitehill; alleging that on the 7tb day of March,-1870, and for more than twenty years prior thereto, the complainants and one T. J. Coleman, deceased, were,…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. On the 10th day of March, 1885, George'R. Riddle and W&son S. Packer as trustee for Electra Packer, filed their' bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Joseph M. Whitehill; alleging that on the 7tb day of March,-1870, and for more than twenty years prior thereto, the complainants and one T. J. Coleman, deceased, were, partners in business under the firm style of Kiddle, Coleman & Co., with their principal office at the city of Pittsburgh,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
Upon the face of the bill, of which the transfer to the complainants' formed a part, we think the latter could maintain the suit if a cause of action existed, and we assume that the demurrer was sustained and the bill dismissed as tiie result of the application of the statute of limitations or t-he doctrine of laches. Should- this conclusion have been reached upon the facts admitted % ■ By the terms of the agreement in question, the partnership was to continue for five years, provided Kiddle, Coleman & Co. wished to remain in the coal business; but, if not, or if they desired to terminate…
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