Burwell v. Cawood
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Cour*- of the.Uhited States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the' county of Alexandria, sitting as a court of equity. The case was this.
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This was an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Cour*- of the.Uhited States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the' county of Alexandria, sitting as a court of equity. The case was this. In July, 1836, Joseph Mandeville and Daniel Cawood, both of the town of Alexandria,-entered into'articles of,co-partnership, under the firm of Daniel Cawood and Company, which was to continue until the 1st of September, 1838. Numerous stipulations were made, which.it is not necessary to mention. In June* 1837, Mandeville made his will, which began thus: “ I, Joseph Mandeville, of' Alexandria, in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Story
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, sitting in equity in the county of Alexandria.
On the 9th of July, 1836, Joseph Mandeville, deceased, by certain articles then executed, entered into partnership with Daniel Cawood, one of the defendants, for the term of three years from the 1st of September, 1835, under the firm of Daniel Cawood and Company. On the 3d of June, 1837, Mandeville made his last will, by which in the introductory clause he said: “ I do hereby direct the disposal which I desire of my "earthly remains after my…
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