Louisiana Bank v. Kenner's Succession
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of probates, of the parish of Orleans. This was an action to recover from the estate of William Kenner, deceased, twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-six dollars and twenty-six cents, being the amount of three promissory notes, drawn by the commercial firm of William Kenner & Co. to the order of Morgan, Dorsey & Co. and by them endorsed to the plaintiffs. . The defence set up, was, that the partnership of William Kenner & Co. was dissolved by…
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Appeal from the court of probates, of the parish of Orleans. This was an action to recover from the estate of William Kenner, deceased, twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-six dollars and twenty-six cents, being the amount of three promissory notes, drawn by the commercial firm of William Kenner & Co. to the order of Morgan, Dorsey & Co. and by them endorsed to the plaintiffs. . The defence set up, was, that the partnership of William Kenner & Co. was dissolved by the death of Kenner, prior to the execution of the notes, and that after his death, the surviving partners were bound t.o…
1Opinion of the CourtMatiiews, J.
In this case, proceedings were commenced in the court below, to recover from the succession of the deceased, the sum of twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixly-six dollars and twenty-six cents, on account of several negotiable notes purporting to have been executed and signed by the commercial firm of William Kenner &, Co. The de-fence, on (he part of the succession, is a dissolution of the partnership, previous to the making and signing of the notes in its name, by the death of Kenner- The court of pro*387bates gave judgment against the claim of the plaintiffs, from which they appealed.
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