Shanks v. Klein
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the . -Southern District of Mississippi. . The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Millee
This is a bill in chancery filed by John A. Klein and others against David C. Shanks,- executor of the last will and testament of Joseph H. Johnston.
The substance of the bill is, that in the lifetime of Johnston there existed between him and Shepperd Brown .a partnership, the style of which was Brown & Johnston; that their principal place. of. business was at Vicksburg, in the State of Mississippi, where they had a banking-house; that they had branches and connections, with other men in business at other places, among, which was New Orleans,; that they dealt largely in the purchase and sale…
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