Duffield v. Reed
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit for an accounting by E. E. Duffield against K. E. Eeed and others. Decree for plaintiff and defendant Eeed appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
■ Claiming to be a partner with P. T. Board'and K. E. Eeed in the work of grading twelve miles of railroad in Tyler county for the Tyler Traction Company, a corporation, E. E. Duffield brought this suit for an accounting and for his share of the profits of said work. The circuit court of Kanawha county gave him a decree for $4,288.51, payable out of a fund of $5,000 which had been deposited in the hands of L. Y. Koontz by Board and Eeed to be held subject to this controversy, and the defendant K. E. Eeed has appealed.
The contract for the work was made with the traction company…
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