Lee v. Burnley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 148, Jan. T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1897, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiffs. Assumpsit for debts contracted by a limited partnership association. Before Clayton, P. J. From the record it appeared that plaintiffs alleged that defendants were liable as general partners for the debts which had been contracted by the Parkmount Mills Company, Limited.
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Appeal, No. 148, Jan. T., 1899, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Delaware Co., Dec. T., 1897, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiffs. Assumpsit for debts contracted by a limited partnership association. Before Clayton, P. J. From the record it appeared that plaintiffs alleged that defendants were liable as general partners for the debts which had been contracted by the Parkmount Mills Company, Limited. The claim was based on an alleged defective certificate filed on July 22, 1897. The schedule annexed to the certificate was as follows: “ Schedule of the property contributed by the partners…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mk. Justice Dean,
The plaintiff’s brought assumpsit against William Burnley, John E. Burnley, James Mallison, John S. Butterworth, Francis J. Butterworth and Mary B. Walker, as general partners trading as “ The Parkmount Mills Company, Limited.” Francis J. Butterworth and Mary B. Walker not having been served, the jury was not sworn as to them. The plaintiffs dealt in wool; defendants carried on, professedly, a limited partnership in the manufacture of woolen goods. There was no dispute as to the amount of plaintiff’s’ claim, as evidenced by two notes of the partnership. The defense…
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