Little v. Ferguson

Decided July 15, 1848

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1848-07-15

The Circuit Court erred in rejecting the deposition of Cummins. Hardy & Ferguson having been proved to have been partners, the admissions of Hardy were good against Ferguson, unless they were made after the dissolution of the partnership, and there was no evidence that there ever had been any dissolution. This is too clear for argument, and renders any reference (o authorities unnecessary. 1. The evidence did not show when the partnership alluded to existed. 2.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1898

2 state decisions

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Decided 1848-07-15

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Scott, J.,

¶1dissenting.

¶2When the existence of a person, a personal relation, or state of things is once established by proof, the law presumes that the person, relation or state of things, continues to exist as before till the contrary is shown, or till a different presumption is raised from the nature of the subject in question. A partnership therefore, or other similar relation, once shown to exist, is presumed to continue till it is proved to have been dissolved. Greenleaf, sec. 42. I am in favor of reversing the judgment.