Shamburg v. Ruggles
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford county: Of October and November Term 1876, No. 12. . Assumpsit by B. E. Ruggles, to the use of H. N. Hall, against Garson Shamburg and others, associated and doing a banking business as “ The Citizens’ Bank,” to recover the amount of two deposits alleged to have been made by him with the defendants.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford county: Of October and November Term 1876, No. 12. . Assumpsit by B. E. Ruggles, to the use of H. N. Hall, against Garson Shamburg and others, associated and doing a banking business as “ The Citizens’ Bank,” to recover the amount of two deposits alleged to have been made by him with the defendants. Shamburg (who alone took this writ of error) pleaded non-assumpsit and that he was not a partner with the other defendants, as to the subject-matter of this action. At the trial, before Lowrie, P. J., these facts appeared:— In September 1870 certain…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
A dormant partner is one who is unknown, as such, to those doing business with the firm ; hence he is one who lends no credit to the partnership. If A., B. and C. enter into articles of association and agree that t£e business shall be conducted by A., and in his name alone; B. and C. in such case, are dormant partners, and though liable for the debts and obligations of the firm during its continuance, are not so liable for debts contracted after its dissolution, although notice of such dissolution may not have been given to the public, or those previously dealing with it; for, it is to be…
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