Laird v. Ivens

Citations

• 45 Tex. 621

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice — Depositions—Evidence.—When the objection is taken in time, that the postmaster who mailed depositions offered in evidence failed to indorse thereon the name of the person from whom he received the package to be forwarded by mail, (snch person being the officer before whom they were taken,) the objection will be fatal.</p> <p>2. Depositions — Evidence.—There must be a strictly substantial compliance with the statute in taking depositions, and in the form and manner of returning the same, and this will be exacted, when exceptions are taken in writing, and notice thereof given before the trial.</p> <p>3. Liability of partners. — When the parties occupy the relation of dealers and customers, a retired partner must show notice of the dissolution to relieve himself from subsequent liability, which may be done by direct or circumstantial evidence, sufficient to establish the fact that the party seeking to enforce the liability, knew of the dissolution.</p> <p>4. Discussed, White v. Tudor, 24 Tex., 639.</p>