Lyons v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 69, Jan. T., 1903, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 498, dismissing exceptions to master’s report in case of Elizabeth J. Lyons v. J. Harry Lyons and Samuel Simpson. Bill in equity for an account. See Lyons v. Lyons, appellant, supra. The case was referred to Benjamin Daniels, Esq., as master to state an account.
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Appeal, No. 69, Jan. T., 1903, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 498, dismissing exceptions to master’s report in case of Elizabeth J. Lyons v. J. Harry Lyons and Samuel Simpson. Bill in equity for an account. See Lyons v. Lyons, appellant, supra. The case was referred to Benjamin Daniels, Esq., as master to state an account. Upon the question as to the. value of the good will of the business, the master reported as follows : Your master cannot see in this particular case how, under the facts, there can be any good will, or, if there was any good will…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
The first question raised by the assignments of error in this appeal relates to the refusal of the court below to charge the defendant with the entire indebtedness of the firm of A. L. P. Duncan & Company, to Samuel Simpson & Company, amounting to $21,884.79, with interest. He was charged with one half of this debt, $10,942.39, upon the finding of the master that he had not used due diligence in endeavoring to collect: and $5,142.29, being one half of this sum, with interest thereupon, was awarded to Mrs. Lyons, the appellant in this case.
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