Norman v. Jackson Fertilizer Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Copiah county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. The Jackson Fertilizer Company, appellee, was the plaintiff in the court below; Norman and Long, appellants, were defendants there. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Earnes and Dale, mentioned in the opinion (the partners who assumed the debts of the co-partnership), were not sued, having been discharged as bankrupts.
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From the circuit court of Copiah county. Hon. Robert Powell, Judge. The Jackson Fertilizer Company, appellee, was the plaintiff in the court below; Norman and Long, appellants, were defendants there. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Earnes and Dale, mentioned in the opinion (the partners who assumed the debts of the co-partnership), were not sued, having been discharged as bankrupts. Tbe questions presented by the record are as follows: 1. Did Norman and Long, by dissolution of the firm of Earnes, Long & Co., and retirement from it, become to appellee, with notice, mere…
1Opinion of the CourtTerral, J.
In 1898, Earnes, Dale, Norman, and Long were commercial partners under the firm name of Earnes, Long & Oo. On the 4th of May, 1898, said firm executed its note for $1,551.25, payable to Jackson Fertilizer Company on the 1st of December, 1898. In January, 1S99, said firm was dissolved by consent, and by Norman and Long selling their interest to Earnes and Dale, who continued business under the style of Earnes & Dale, and who received all the assets and assumed all the liabilities of the old firm of Earnes, Long & Oo. In 1900 Earnes & Dale were adjudicated bankrupts, and thereafter, this note…
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