Cox v. Rabaud's Syndics

On the 29th of June, 1811, Cox (the plaintiff below, now the appellant and appellee) and Bartlett, were partners in trade, under the firm of Bartlett & Cox; and Cox was also the attorney in fact of Bartlett. The firm owned two undivided thirds of a rope-walk; the remaining third was the property of Hellen & Wederstrand. *12Bartlett & Cox sold one of their thirds to Rabaud for $14,151, payable $5,000 down, $5,000 in one, and $4,151 in two years.

East’n. District. Dec. 1815.

On the same day, the vendors and vendee came to an agreement, evidenced by a notarial act, by which the latter (in order to…