Laflin & Rand Co. v. Steytler
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
No. 132 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 776 March Term 1890, O. P. No. 1. To the first Monday of March, 1890, the Laflin & Rand Powder Company brought assumpsit against “ J. J. Steytler, A. W. Mellon, C. B. McLean, Norman May, F. R. Layng and Wm. J. Morgan, partners doing business as the Youghiogheny Coal Company, Limited.” Issue.
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No. 132 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 776 March Term 1890, O. P. No. 1. To the first Monday of March, 1890, the Laflin & Rand Powder Company brought assumpsit against “ J. J. Steytler, A. W. Mellon, C. B. McLean, Norman May, F. R. Layng and Wm. J. Morgan, partners doing business as the Youghiogheny Coal Company, Limited.” Issue. At the trial, on February 12, 1890, it was admitted that the amount of the plaintiff’s bill was correct, and that the goods charged for were furnished to an association called the Youghiogheny Coal Company, Limited. Under objection by the defendants,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Mitchell:
The limited association act of June 2, 1874, P. L. 271, was a wide departure from the principles of the common law governing partnerships and the liability of the individual partners to the firm creditors. It was not the first, nor has it been the last of such changes. On the contrary, it is but one step in a line of concessions to the business views and habits of a commercial age and community, and it should be construed in the spirit of its enactment. A review of the course of legislation may help us towards the true intent of the statute.
The act of March 21,…
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