General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Noble

The defendants were partners at Grand *546Rapids, Michigan, in the tire business for about ten years prior to January 9, 1920, when they dissolved partnership. Mr. Noble purchased Mr. Bissell’s interest and continued the business under the trade name “The Grand Rapids Vulcanizing Company.” No direct notice of the dissolution was given by the partners to the plaintiff. Mr. Noble assumed the partnership debts, but this fact was not directly communicated to the plaintiff, who sold goods to the partnership. After the dissolution but before the plaintiff had notice of it the defendant Noble, who…