Wittram v. Wormer

Citations

• 44 Ill. 525

Syllabus

<p>1. Partner—when unable to bind the firm. Without the consent of Ms copartners, one partner cannot bind the firm of which he is a member by giving the firm note in satisfaction of his personal indebtedness.</p> <p>2. So, where two parties formed a partnership, one putting in as stock Ms saw-mill and a quantity of saw-logs, and the other an equivalent in money, it was held, that the first party could not bind the firm by giving the firm note for a balance due upon the saw-logs, although the firm received the benefit of the logs.</p>