Vette v. Giles
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Petition to Review and Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Bankruptcy proceeding against Marcuse & Co., alleged bankrupts, on petition of C. B. Giles and others. An order found that Henry Vette and others were general partners of the firm, and they petition to review and revise the same.
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Petition to Review and Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Bankruptcy proceeding against Marcuse & Co., alleged bankrupts, on petition of C. B. Giles and others. An order found that Henry Vette and others were general partners of the firm, and they petition to review and revise the same. Petitioners seek review and revision of an order of the District Court of July 1, 1920, finding in effect that petitioners and Hecht, Finn, Marcuse and Morris were general partners of the firm of Marcuse & Co., against which…
1Opinion of the CourtAdscpiuler, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The primary issue is whether, under above-stated facts, petitioners are liable as general partners with Marcuse and Morris. Then there is the question whether, in case Hecht and Finn are so liable, the liability can be extended also to the other petitioners, who do not by the finally executed contract purport to have entered into any partnership arrangement of any sort, and the further question whether the Studebakers can in any event be held general partners, in view of the *933fact that the Studebaker contribution was made by and for “Studebaker Bros. Trust.”…
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- Smith v. KnightIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Lycoming Insurance v. BarringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- National Surety Co. v. T. B. Townsend Brick & Contracting Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
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- Giles v. VetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Rathke v. GriffithWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- In Re Marcuse & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1926
- Henningsen v. HowardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Williams v. WolffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1924
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