Bishop v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for an account and for the recovery of the amount found due ; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. The only question in the case arose upon an item claimed by the defendant in his account. Facts found and case reserved for advice. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The controversy in this case presents the question whether a sum of money, paid by one partner in the due course of partnership business, can be made the basis of a legal claim for contribution against his co-partner, before the accounts of the partnership are settled.
The facts upon which the question arises are substantially as foEows:—The plaintiff and defendant in this suit, together with certain other parties, were the owners of an oil producing farm in the state of Pennsylvania, caEed the Foster Farm, and were partners in carrying on the business of the farm, under the firm name of the…
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