U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio July 15, 1891 (Lewis v. Loper)

Sage, J.

The bill sets forth that the parties to this suit were equal partners in the oil business, under the firm name of Harold R. Lewis & Co., from December 23, 1878, until March 1, 1888, and that on the 25th of November they engaged as partners, under the firm name of Lewis & Loper, in the manufacture of binder-twine, rope, and other products connected with the general cordage business, Lewis