Prentiss v. Sinclair
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action on book in which a judgement to account was rendered, and an auditor appointed, who made a special report of the facts as they appear in the decision of the Judge who delivered the opinion of the Court.
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This was an action on book in which a judgement to account was rendered, and an auditor appointed, who made a special report of the facts as they appear in the decision of the Judge who delivered the opinion of the Court. Upon this report the County Court rendered a judgement in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $150, 91, to which opinion an exception was taken by the defendant on the ground that no sufficient legal notice was ever given to him of the dissolution of the partnership. Defdt’s Counsel contended, that notice in the Gazette of dissolution is not sufficient as to a person…
1Opinion of the CourtPaddock, J.
This case presents the single question, what shall he deemed notice to an individual of the dissolution of a copartnership, with whom such individual had been in the habit of dealing, so that property delivered to the partner going out of the concern, shall not be recovered for, against those remaining in.
The auditor in this case has reported, that previous to the first day of March 1827, the plaintiff Wm. A. Prentiss, & Thomas M. Taylor were partners in trade, under the firm of Taylor & Prentiss; that on that day, they dissolved their partnership and the business was assumed by Taylor, who…
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