First National Bank v. Creveling
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 196, July T., 1895, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1889, No. 82, on referee’s report. Exceptions to referee’s report.
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Appeal, No. 196, July T., 1895, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1889, No. 82, on referee’s report. Exceptions to referee’s report. The case was referred to Mayor Sulzberger, Esq., who reported as follows: In this case the plaintiff instituted an action of assumpsit against the defendants, and, by the statement filed, claimed to be the holder of a promissory note for $5,000 made by Creveling, Miles & Co., Limited, A. Creveling, chairman, George W. Miles, manager, dated Danville, Pa., February 25, 1885, payable three months after its date to the order of A. H.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Sterrett,
In this case, it was successfully contended by plaintiff bank that defendants were liable as general partners because of their failure to comply with some of the provisions of the act of June, 1874, and its supplements under which, in March, 1880, they undertook to organize themselves into a partnership association limited; and judgment was accordingly entered against them.
In October, 1879, the three defendants, above named, formed a general copartnership in the name of Creveling, Miles & Co., and soon thereafter they purchased, on credit, the property…
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