Farrow v. Farrow
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cross Chancery Court; E. D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT OF FACTS. On'the 11th day of January, 1917, P. B. Farrow brought suit in the chancery court against A- A. Farrow and others to foreclose a mortgage on a stock of goods given by A. A. Farrow to himself.
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Appeal from Cross Chancery Court; E. D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT OF FACTS. On'the 11th day of January, 1917, P. B. Farrow brought suit in the chancery court against A- A. Farrow and others to foreclose a mortgage on a stock of goods given by A. A. Farrow to himself. It appears from the record that on the 20th day of September, 1910, P. B. Farrow furnished to J. P. Farrow, his brother, $2,500 for the purpose of enabling the' latter to purchase á'stock' of goods and conduct a mercantile business. J. P. Farrow fáiléd to make a success of the business and in February, 1914, turned back to…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). The decision of the court below proceeded upon the theory that, under the .agreement between P. B. Farrow and Mrs. A. .A. Farrow, the former retained snch an interest in the goods and fixtures as to render him liable to the interveners for the amount of their claims. In other words, the chancellor seems to have been of the opinion that the instrument in question constituted a partnership agreement between P. B. Farrow and Mrs. A. A. Farrow. We do not think this position is sound. It is apparent from the language of the instrument that the parties intended…
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