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· 1/3/1888

Pittsb. Melting Co. v. Reese

Citations

  • 118 Pa. 355
  • 12 A. 362
  • 1888 Pa. LEXIS 398

Syllabus

<p>1. Strangers dealing with a limited partnership organized under the act of June 2, 1874, P. L. 271, are bound by the limitations imposed upon the power of the individual members.</p> <p>2. A contract of sale made by the chairman of the board of managers of such an association, without express authority from the board, or authority to be implied from a course of like sales made without objection, is not binding.</p> <p>3. A contract for a sale by such an association to a purchaser, which will impose upon the association a liability for non-performance exceeding five hundred dollars, cannot be enforced unless in writing and signed by at least two managers as required by § 5 of said act.</p>

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