Legal Opinion

Costello v. Nixdorff

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 8, 1881Published

Error to the St. Louis Circuit Court, Boyle, J. Actual notice of the dissolution was necessary to relieve the retiring partner from liability. — Garter v. Whalley, 1 Barn. & Adol. 11; Williams v. Keats, 2 Stark.

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Error to the St. Louis Circuit Court, Boyle, J. Actual notice of the dissolution was necessary to relieve the retiring partner from liability. — Garter v. Whalley, 1 Barn. & Adol. 11; Williams v. Keats, 2 Stark. N. P. 290 ; Dolman v. Orchard, 2 Car. & P. 104 ; Parkin v. Garruthers, 3 Esp. 248 ; Pilis v. Bronson, 40 111. 455; Amidown v. Osgood, 24 Vt. 278; Gaar v. Huggins, 12 Bush, 259; Southern v..Grim, 67 111. 106; Speer v. Bishop, 24 Ohio St. 598 ; 'Donzelot v.- Rawlings, 58 Mo. 76. ■ ■ The appellant was not of that class of persons entitled to notice of the- dissolution.— Whitman v.…

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, P. J.

In the year 1873, the.plaintiff was in the employ of Gr. Meysenburg & Go., a- partnership firm,, engaged in the wholesale liquor-trade, and while the plaintiff was so employed, the defendant Nixdorff became a member of the firm. Some time • after this event the plaintiff gave up his situation, and went on a visit to Ireland. On April 1, 1875, the firm was dissolved by the retirement of Nixdorff, and a new firm was established, bearing the same name, and composed of Meysenburg and the defendant White. Nixdorff remained in the house as a salaried book-keeper until December, 1875. In'May, 1875,…

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