Vinal v. West Virginia Oil Oil Land Co

Decision Date21 January 1884
Citation4 S.Ct. 4,28 L.Ed. 124,110 U.S. 215
PartiesVINAL v. WEST VIRGINIA OIL & OIL LAND CO
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

John A. Hutchinson, for plaintiff in error.

N. Goff, Jr., for defendant in error.

WAITE, C. J.

This judgment is affirmed. One partner cannot recover his share of a debt due to the partnership in an action at law, prosecuted in his own name alone, against the debtor. That is the only question presented by the bill of exceptions in this case. The refusal of the court below to grant a new trial is not reviewable here. Affirmed.

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