A treatise on the law of evidence Author:Simon Greenleaf Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: acts only by the several members; and, of course, when that existence ceases by the dissolution of the firm, the act of an individual member ceases to have that ... more »effect; binding himself alone, except so far as by the articles of association or of dissolution it may have been otherwise agreed.2 An admission, however, by one partner, made after the dissolution, in regard to business of the firm, previously transacted, has been held to be binding on the firm.3 (6) s Bell v. Morrison, 1 Peters, 371; Burton . Issitt, 5 B. and Aid. 267. 3 This doctrine was extended by Lord Brougham, to the admission of payment to the partner alter the dissolution. Pritchard i. Draper, 1 Russ. and M. 191, 199, 200. See Wood c. Braddick, 1 Taunt. 104; Whitcomb v. Whiting, 2 Doug. 652 ; approved in Mclntire v. Oliver, 2 Hawks, 209; Beitz v. Fuller, 1 McConl, 541; Cadv v. Shepherd, 11 Pick. 400; Van Reimsdyk t. Kane, 1 Gall. 635, 636. See also Parker . Merrill, G Greenl. 41 ; Martin v. Root, 17 Mass. 223, 227 ; Vinal v. Burrill, 16 Pick. 401 , Lefavour e. Yandes, 2 Blackf. 240; Bridge v. Gray, 14 Pick. S5; Gay v. Bowen, 8 "et. 100; Mann v. Locke, 11 N. H. 246, to the same point. In New York, a different doctrine is established. Walden v. Sherburne, 15 Johns. 409, Hopkins v. Banks, 7 Cowen, 650 ; Clark . Gleasou, 9 Cowen, 57 ; Baker v. Stackpole, Id. 420. So in Louisiana. Lambeth v. Vawter, 6 Rob. (La.) 127. See also, in support of the text, Lacy r. M'Neile, 4 Dowl. and Ry. 7. Whether the acknowledgment of a debt by a partner, after dissolution of the partnership, will be sufficient to take the case out of the statute of limitations, and revive the remedy against the others, has been very much controverted in this country; and the authorities to the point are conflicting. In England, it is now settled b...« less