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1 Harr. Ch. 371

Connor v. Allen

Michigan Court of Chancery

Decided July 1, 1841

Michigan Court of Chancery · decided 1841-07-01

Bill states that in 1838, Henry Connor and John Allen were partners,owning certain mills and other property to a considerable amount, that they carried on the milling business as partners, until September, 1840, when Connor died; that Allen had always been in actual possession and occupation of t^e premises, and still was in actual possession and occupation and was running the mills and manufacturing lumber from logs cut on the partnership lands, and on the lands belonging…

Decided 1841-07-01

The Chancellor.

¶1The answer denies the whole equity of the bill, and states the further fact that the partnership is indebted to him in a considerable amount. The surviving partner having the legal right to the possession of the property, the court will not deprive him of that right unless upon proof of mismanagement or danger to the partnership effects. Gow on Part., 382.

¶2The affidavits are riot admissible in contradiction to the answer up*372on tjie motion to dissolve the injunction, and the answer being full the injunction must be dissolved. Affidavits may be read upon a motion for the appointment of a receiver. But I do not think the affidavits presented show such a case of mismanagement or danger to the fund, as will justify the court in the appointment of a receiver under the rule as before stated.

¶3Injunction dissolved.

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