Legal Opinion
Burley v. Davis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 6, 1946PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The facts here recited were not in dispute. James L. Burley was an architect and senior member of a firm consisting of himself, Rezin Davis and Svend B. Sommer. The written articles of partnership as amended provided that, on the death of a partner, the surviving partners would carry on the business of the partnership for a period of six months and would pay to the widow of the deceased partner the proportionate share of the cash receipts above cash disbursements of the business which the partner, if alive, would have been entitled to receive. Burley died April 19, 1942.
The firm had been…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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