Chambers v. Crook
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before Hon. J. Q. Loomis. The bill in this case was filed on the 11th January, 1867, by James A. Crook, against George W. Chambers, and sought to enjoin the collection of a judgment which the defendant had recovered against the complainant in the circuit court of Wilcox county, on'a statutory award.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before Hon. J. Q. Loomis. The bill in this case was filed on the 11th January, 1867, by James A. Crook, against George W. Chambers, and sought to enjoin the collection of a judgment which the defendant had recovered against the complainant in the circuit court of Wilcox county, on'a statutory award. According to the allegations of the bill, the parties being unable to settle their matters between themselves, consisting of partnership and individual transactions, agreed to submit them to arbitration, which was accordingly done on the 24th…
1Opinion of the CourtByrd, J.
The chancellor set aside the award and perpetually enjoined the judgment rendered thereon; but he has not assigned the reasons or ground upon which he founded his decree.
This case shows how much better it is for parties, in the first instance, to resort to the courts of the country, which are presided over by judges learned in the law, to settle up the transactions of a long existing partnership, and the individual dealings of the partners, which have become blended to any extent with such transactions, than to submit them to men who, perhaps, have neither experience in such matters, nor but…
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