BROWN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 189.

141 F.2d 307 (1944)

BROWN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 17, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Lewis Brown, of New York City, for petitioner.

Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Sewall Key, Helen R. Carloss, and Newton K. Fox, Sp. Assts. to the Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before L. HAND, AUGUSTUS N. HAND, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


Beginning in 1920, the petitioner, Brown, a lawyer, and one Burroughs, a lawyer, members of the law firm of Burroughs, Brown & Kerfott, represented Southern Electro-Chemical Company, the plaintiff in a patent infringement suit. On July 2, 1923, Brown and Burroughs as successors to that law firm, entered into a partnership agreement. That agreement provided that the death of either partner should not affect a dissolution of the firm until a period of six months thereafter...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases