Divine v. Duncan

Charles B. Carroll, in 1867, brought suit against Noah L. Wilson, David Gibson and Wm. L. Roelofson, composing .the firm of Wilson, Gibson & Co., to recover upon a joint liability for the purchase and sale of cotton. Carroll had purchased and paid $50,000 for an interest, and was to share in the profits and losses of the transaction. He avers that large quantities of cotton had been bought and sold, and prays for an accounting in the premises, and for judgment for the amount found due him. Defendants answered, admitting plaintiff’s interest, their readiness to account, and pleading…