Legal Opinion
Griswold v. . Haven
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1862PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This case presents two questions: 1. Whether, under the facts disclosed, the firm of Haven, Sloat Co., are liable at all to the plaintiff; and, 2. If liable, whether that liability can be enforced in the present action.
The principles upon which partnerships are held responsible for the acts of one of the partners, are analogous to, and in most cases identical with, those upon which employers are bound by the acts of their agents. The defendant, Wright, is to be…
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