Righter v. Farrel

• Decision Date: 05 May 1890
• Citation: 134 Pa. 482
• Parties: H. G. RIGHTER ET AL. v. W. E. FARREL ET AL.
• Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

134 Pa. 482

H. G. RIGHTER ET AL. v. W. E. FARREL ET AL.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 8, 1890.

Decided May 5, 1890.

Before PAXSON, C. J., STERRETT, WILLIAMS, McCOLLUM and MITCHELL, JJ.

APPEAL BY DEFENDANTS FROM THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.

No. 199 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 300 September Term 1887, C. P. No. 1.

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Mr. Charles L. Smyth (with him Mr. J. M. West), for the appellants:

That the agreement of July 16, 1877, did not constitute a partnership, counsel cited: Lindley on Partnership, 10; Hart v. Kelley, 83 Pa. 286; Hedge & Horn's App., 63 Pa. 278; Story on Partnership, § 5; London Ass'e Co. v. Dreman, 116 U. S. 461; Berthold v. Goldsmith, 65 U. S. 536; Meehan v. Valentine, 19 W. N. 206; Beeson v. Lang, 85 Pa. 197; Davis v. Patrick, 122 U. S. 138; Irwin v. Bidwell, 72 Pa. 244; Dunham v. Rogers, 1 Pa. 255; Edwards v. Tracy, 62 Pa. 374; Dale v. Pierce, 85 Pa. 474; Miller v. Bartlett, 15 U. S. 137; McCullough v. Porter, 4 W. & S. 177; Zell's App., 111 Pa. 532.

Mr. Lewis Lawrence Smith and Mr. Mayer Sulzberger, for the appellees, were not heard.

PER CURIAM:

Judgment affirmed.