Appeal of Williams

Citations

• 122 Pa. 472
• 15 A. 912
• 1888 Pa. LEXIS 625

Syllabus

<p>1. General specifications that the court below erred “ in overruling the exceptions filed to the account; ” “ in not sustaining exceptions filed to the account; ” “in confirming the auditors’ report; ’’ are not in accordance with the rules as to the specifications of error and will not be considered.</p> <p>2. Since the enactment of § 4, act of April 11, 1848, P. L. 536, the estate of a. deceased partner is liable for the debts of the firm, whether the other partner is solvent or insolvent: Brewster v. Sterrett, 32 Pa. 115; Moore’s App., 34 Pa. 411.</p> <p>3. Where the executors of a deceased partner, under the authority of the will, joined with the surviving partner in the conveyance of land which is referred to in the will as partnership property, they will not be surcharged with the one half of the proceeds, in the absence of evidence that the land was not firm assets but held by the partners as tenants in common.</p>