The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-01

william Smith, In Chanc,ry, March
john y. Smith, and 2&lh, 1854.
James M5ckcy,
FEV'IE o|j.ct Of tits suit is 20 compel thc
4 slil u il!iam Smith TO account 10 and
VITA the Lite firm Of ''Sni.h, Suictlnd y
Nackrr," Gt which Gtrn all the parties hereto
were partners, for ..;t,.in !aiE' Suns ol mun-
=, which tn, said Wi,iAH Saith chained
!:Jln tlt complainant iurulIcdgcl partnership
purpos 5, EUt which ka. o.. Sail Witliu.i
Smith, did not SO appropriate AID uow wong
ia'lr G2tai1S; also to compel said William
Smith 10 aacOGH, to and with the complainant
individually; and Tor discovery Generally.
The Bill states that on Or about the -Gih
iIy of JLlr 1851, the said Thomas Strickland
lnl tlr said } Chn y. Smith and James Nac.i-
2E, formed Il c0-parI.icrsiip for the purpose
til trading in cattle, That the sjia Ihomaa
Strickland vas to furnish the necessary funds,
AMI t!.It the said do!n =. S:Hi.A %rd ""l@@s
Nac&"E We're 70 give heir i'b0r and services
il iag;heri4g t4cIr Iiat undertaking. ana ta;,:
they Ws"e to s!.& equally thc.r PROFITS CT
l,sS.s. That business WIS co",liencll ly
sail parties, and WIS carried or H. t.la TN.
DIR ;he name tf Thomas Str.c@iAni alone,
Ua!N th2 l3th Of September Ct saline year,
when one N'i!liam Smith Of New Castle co"u-
&, in the State Of Delaware, ~ agreement
was taken into The said rar.m / hip. and Chat il
was then, rs sill the sal parties stipulated
and agreed, thlt thGHceiuith sill Ni'.itiA
S.ni'L "hclil share one t!ira Of TIE Profits CT
losses, the said John j. Smith and james
Mackey should toG,tI!c share one ether
tlird, and that the remaining t"isl aiou,,. be
t!r1 snare Of the said Thomas Strickland. 'ill
thlt thereafter the Maine ii! Ii" firm .hurll he
"%mith, Strickland I: Mac&cy," ard TN,
th"y should do business under 81 name Of
: Smith, Strickland {; MacF"y" aud under Ia
other; ASA that i YVES further agreed hy @(ia
parties vt The slid Thomas ,1;ral;hnl S,.uu,d
alone he authorized 10 bind the said frin by
81 nni!@ the Sgaltura thereof. and HAT no
note, draft, check OF other Obligation should
he Paid BY sl!l firm UGless the same was so
SiIo~d ly tht said Thomas Strickland.
The Bin further states that Immediately
therenpUn the 8lil Wi!ii.m Smith catered
upon The business u. id FINN and t.gl! ;.,;
tine represented that lie was partner in
said lru anl as such bought md sid divers
lots Of cattle in the Aan:e Of the partnership.
That on or ahoj;t the @2l &C October in Tie
year a!or2s Ill, the said Holm y. Sa.th and
lines Mac!.2y = it!.aIlw from sad fra by and
with the i;noW!,.l-9 a:il JlE,i.t q! ti,I other
members thereof, IeNing thu complainant AMI
said William Saith, who continued t. do
business together until The 18th .lluu.uy 1872.
whyn they formally dissolved. That l;!;i y
the continuance otsld partnership large lH,-
bers Of cattle were Bought and sold On ~
count Of said firm, particular ac>ount Of
which, to"rtaug Win q fun statement Of cX-
reHsaa, is filed with t!.e Bill! mark ..EE-
hhit ~ ny which Il appears that the profits
anH expenses about ba,dHca, tul us thai
while the s@.d Tiii.am &A.it, wls . moD.b2r
OF said ti.u, although L. never advanced any
money whatever fer said finn, he drew CT. O:
the same for allrlgcd partnership purposes a
large SUM oimonay, to Wit, the suia Of -, 49,
H.. a}.I that of sail s,,M only u small }ar.
thcreuf, to Wit, tic SUI. OFFS! ~ hl, hayi
accounted for, IS clearly appears ryrrttreneg
to stated account Of said u iiiiau Smith with
said lrn. iiigA with said Bill.
The BIZ further States that t." sail WI
Ham Smith, although largely indebted TO The