Baker's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal of Nathan Baker from the final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county, distributing the estate and effects of James Yearsley and John Yearsley, late trading under the firm of James Yearsley and Brother, which had been assigned to Charles Downing, William Windle, and Abraham Gibbons, Jr., in trust for the benefit of creditors. 1. The parties litigating this appeal were Nathan Baker, appellant, and M. Brooke Buckley, the latter of whom took exception to…
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Appeal of Nathan Baker from the final decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester county, distributing the estate and effects of James Yearsley and John Yearsley, late trading under the firm of James Yearsley and Brother, which had been assigned to Charles Downing, William Windle, and Abraham Gibbons, Jr., in trust for the benefit of creditors. 1. The parties litigating this appeal were Nathan Baker, appellant, and M. Brooke Buckley, the latter of whom took exception to the auditor’s report and distribution of the assets, and succeeded in the Court below in obtaining a decree more…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Lewis, J.
— These are appeals from the decree of the Common Pleas of Chester County, distributing the estate and effects of James and John Yearsley, lately trading under the firm of James Yearsley & Brother.
On the 1st April, 1847, the five brothers, James, John, Nathan, Thomas, and Benjamin entered into partnership in the iron business. On the 27th July, 1848, Thomas and Benjamin retired from the firm, disposing of their interest in the partnership estate and effects to the other three brothers, the latter agreeing to pay the debts of the firm, and to…
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