Meehan v. Valentine

Citations

145 U.S. 611
12 S. Ct. 972
36 L. Ed. 835
1892 U.S. LEXIS 2170

Syllabus

<p>One who' lends a sum of money to a partnership under an agreement that he shall be'paid interest thereon at all events, and shall also be paid one ■ tenth of the yearly profits of the partnership business if those profits exceed the .sum lent, does not thereby, become liable as a partner for the debts 'of the partnership.</p>

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“those persons are partners, who contribute either property or money to carry on a joint business for their common benefit, and who own and share the profits thereof in certain proportions”

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Judges: Gray, Brown

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