Legal Opinion
Leeds v. Townsend
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 19, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Bill for an Accounting.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Jesse Holdom, Judge, presiding. Heard in the. Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
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It is contended by appellant Leeds that no case is made out for the exercise of equitable jurisdiction, first, because there was no partnership.
The Superior Court found that the original agreement between the parties did not constitute them copartners, but was an agreement only for a joint enterprise. Upon this holding Townsend has assigned cross-errors.
The case was here before upon an appeal from an interlocutory order appointing a receiver. In the opinion then filed (74 Ill. App. 444) it was said:
“The letters show very conclusively that there was such a joint interest as at the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fougner v. First National Bank of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- National Surety Co. v. T. B. Townsend Brick & Contracting Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1898
- State National Bank v. ButlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Blue v. LeathersIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
- Leeds v. TownsendAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
3Cited by2 opinions
- Leeds v. TownsendIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Leeds v. TownsendAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906