First National Bank v. Farson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, John Farson and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 15th day of December, 1916, upon the decision of the court after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Shearn, J.:
On February 15, 1906, at Chicago, John Farson, Sr., and the defendant John Farson, Jr„ both of Chicago, entered into copartnership articles for the purpose of carrying on “ the business of banking and dealing in investment securitiés in the cities of Chicago and New York.” The firm as originally constituted carried on this business until July 1, 1909, under the name of Farson, Son & Company, when a new firm of the same name was organized having an additional partner. This 1909 firm carried on the same business until the death of John Farson, Sr., on January 18,1910, soon after…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Union National Bank of Rahway v. UnderhillNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
3Cited by1 opinion
- Parnall v. FarsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922