Patton v. Griffin

Citations

• 119 Miss. 138
• 80 So. 525

Syllabus

<p>1. Pabtítekship. Contract in individual name. Burden of proof.</p> <p>The fact that persons are partners in one place or in one line of business does not tend to prove them partners elsewhere, or in a distinct trade or venture.</p> <p>The fact that a partnership existed between parties at one place does not conclusively establish a partnership between them at a different place and where the partnership is denied under oath in a suit, upon contract signed by only one party in his individual name, the burden of proof is on the plaitiff, to establish the partnership at the place where the contract was made.</p>