Lyons v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 73, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 498, dismissing exceptions to the master’s report in case of Elizabeth J. Lyons v. J. Harry Lyons and Samuel Simpson. Bill in equity for an account.
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Appeal, No. 73, Jan. T., 1903, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 498, dismissing exceptions to the master’s report in case of Elizabeth J. Lyons v. J. Harry Lyons and Samuel Simpson. Bill in equity for an account. The complainant averred that in February, 1896, she entered into partnership with Samuel Simpson for the purpose of carrying on, under the name of Samuel Simpson & Company, the business of importing and selling goat skins and other merchandise in Philadelphia, and that her son, J. Harry Lyons, was to be employed by the firm as agent and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
Elizabeth J. Lyons filed a bill against J. Harry Lyons and Samuel Simpson alleging partnership, between herself and the defendant, Simpson. The court below found that there was a partnership and ordered an accounting, and on appeal the decree was affirmed by this court in Lyons v. Lyons, 199 Pa. 302. The case was referred to Benjamin Daniels, Esq., as master to state an account, and the present appeal is taken from the decree of the court below, dismissing exceptions to the report of the master, who found a balance of 135,024.69 with costs to be due by the…
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