Bank of Monroe v. E. C. Drew Inv. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; J. P. Madison, Judge. Action by the Bank of Monroe against the E. C. Drew Investment Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
MONROE, J.
A rehearing was granted in this case because the court doubted whether, upon the facts presented, two -former members of an ordinary partnership, that had been dissolved, should be held liable on a note issued in the name of the firm, by another former member, and without their knowledge; and a re-examination of the record has converted the doubt into a conviction that they cannot be so held.
The facts are as follows: The E. O. Drew Investment Company was an ordinary partnership, composed of Drew, Blanks, Parker, and Reynolds, and it kept its account for a number of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Vancleave v. NelsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Meyer, Weis & Co. v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877