Garrett v. Garrett's Heirs

The bill alleges that, in 1885, the complainant and John Garrett formed a partnership in merchandising, by the terms of which, John Garrett was to purchase the goods in his own name, and with his own credit and means, and the complainant was to sell the goods, and to attend to the active duties of the business ; and the two were to share equally the profits. It is farther alleged, that John Garrett purchased the goods, and the complainant sold them, and carried on the business, in pursuance to the agreement, for some time with profit and success ; that John Garrett speculated in Indian lands,…