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1 D.C. 351

Woodward v. Sutton

District of Columbia District Court

Decided November 15, 1806

District of Columbia District Court · decided 1806-11-15

Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiffs’ witness deposeth that the goods were sold to the defendants by Woodward & Company. having required proof that the plaintiffs were the persons who constituted the firm of Woodward & Company, and having referred to the case of Tibbs et al. v. Parrott, [ante, 313,] — Mr. Swann had leave to argue the point again, and contended that the plaintiffs have made a record acknowledgment that they constitute the firm.

Decided 1806-11-15

Per Curiam.

¶1As the only evidence of the partnership must be-either the declarations or the acts of the plaintiffs themselves, and as each of the plaintiffs has come into Court, and averred upon the record (by the allegation in the declaration) that he is one of the partners, trading under the firm of Woodward & Company, no further evidence of that fact can be required.

¶2The Court in the case of Tibbs et al. v. Parrott, gave a naked opinion, that the allegation in the declaration must be proved, but did not say what would be sufficient primá facie evidence of the fact.

¶3The defendants took a Bill of Exceptions.

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