 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1854 - 784 pages
...parties themselves, a partnership is constituted by a voluntary contract between two or more competent persons to place their money, effects, labor, and...some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall be a communion of the profits thereof between them.2 The proof... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1854 - 862 pages
...•' A voluntary contract between twd or more competent persons, to place their money, effects, labor, skill, or some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall be a communion of the profits tliercof between them". ' (Story... | |
 | Edwin Troxell Freedley - 1859 - 200 pages
...any other person. A surety is not answerable beyond the scope of his engagement. LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. Partnership is a contract of two or more persons to place their money, effects, labour, and skill, or some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, and to divide the profit... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Dictionaries, Law - 1870 - 674 pages
...loss in certain proportions. 3 Kenfs Com. 23. — A voluntary contract between two or more competent persons, to place their money, effects, labor and...some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall be a communion of the profits thereof between them. Story on... | |
 | New York (State). Superior Court (New York), James M. Sweeny - 1871 - 724 pages
...purpose of introducing and selling a patent right. " Partnership is a contract of two or more competent persons to place their money, effects, labor, and skill, or some or all of them, in lawf ul commerce or business, and to divide the profit and bear the loss in certain proportions " (3... | |
 | John Gaylord Wells - Commercial law - 1871 - 626 pages
...only could be allowed. PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP is a voluntary contract of two or more persons to unite their money, effects, labor and skill, or some or all of them, as may be agreed upon, for the purpose of carrying on a specified business, with the understanding... | |
 | Theron Metcalf - Contracts - 1874 - 404 pages
...his copartner, see post. 124. 12. Partners. Partnership (a) is usually defined as a contract between two or more persons to place their money, effects, labor, and skill in commerce or business and to divide the profit and loss in certain proportions. This, says Chief... | |
 | John Gaylord Wells - Law - 1875 - 628 pages
...could be allowed. PARTNERSHIP. PARTNERSHIP is a voluntary contract of two or more persons to unite their money, effects, labor and skill, or some or all of them, as may be agreed upon, for the purpose of carrying on a specified business, with the understanding... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1873 - 618 pages
...Oranch, 73 ; Thompson agt. Bronnson, 6 Wallace, 316 ; Hoxie agt. Carr, 1 Sumner, 173). Kent says a partnership is a contract of two or more persons to...place their money, effects, labor and skill, or some one or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, and to divide the profits and share the loss in... | |
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A voluntary contract between two or more competent persons, to place their money, effects, labor and skill, or some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, with the understanding that there shall be a communion of the profits thereof between them. 
