Legal Opinion
Lockwood v. Comstock
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Michigan
Decided June 15, 1848PublishedCited by 6 opinions
At law.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP
THE COURT.
This is a motion for a new' trial, reserved for a full bench. The suit was brought by plaintiff, as in-dorsee of two promissory notes, dated September 1st, 1S39, against defendants, as makers, under the firm of Charles Bissell & Co. It W’as in evidence, that the firm W'as dissolved October 29th, 183S, of which payees had personal notice, prior to the making of the notes. They wrere given for a debt due by the firm, by Bissell, without any authority from Comstock to use the partnership name. The following advertisement of the dissolution of the partnership was published, in…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Conklin v. OgbornIndiana Supreme Court · 1856
- Woodson v. WoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
- Waters v. HarrisThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1892
- Gardner v. ConnOhio Supreme Court · 1877
- James L. Haven & Co. v. Goodel, Haven & Co.Ohio Superior Court, Cincinnati · 1855
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