Rogers v. Carmichael

“1. At common law, a partnership and its members' could be held liable for damages resulting from a negligent tort committed by one of the partners within the scope of the partnership business.

“2. The statement that ‘partners shall not be responsible for torts committed by a copartner,’ adopted as part of the first Code and contained in each of the subsequent Codes, properly construed, is merely declaratory of the principle that a partner is not liable for the torts of a1 copartner solely in virtue of their relationship, and does not change the common-law rule as stated above.

“3. This was an…