Legal Opinion
Weise v. Gray's Harbor Commercial Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 19, 1904No. Grit. No. 10,867PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action of assumpsit for goods alleged to have been sold and delivered. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward P. Vail, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, .1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein
The question here is, was the lumber sold to the partnership of Geo. B. Weise & Son, or to the corporation George B. Weise & Son (
In Chicago Trust & Savings Bank v. Kinnare, 174 Ill. 358, the court said (p. 362):
“While dissolution of a partnership terminates any liability of its members for indebtedness subsequently incurred to one having notice of such dissolution, the general rule is if notice of the dissolution is not given and business is subsequently transacted in the name of the firm, those preserving and composing the firm will be liable to persons to whom they thus become indebted,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago Trust & Savings Bank v. KinnareIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Southwick v. AllenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1839
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jensen Sound Laboratories v. LongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983