Commandite
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In French law. A partnership in which some furnish money, and others furnish their skill and labor in place of capital. A special or limited partnership. Those who embark capital in such a partnership are bound only to the extent of the capital so invested. Guyot, Rep. Univ.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In French Law. A partnership in which some furnish money, and others furnish their skill and labor in place of capital. A special or limited partnership. Those who embark capital in such a partnership some of the partners only, It Is said to be Just that those win are unknown should lose only the capital which they have invested, from which alone they can receive an advantage. Under the name of limited partnerships, 6uch arrangements are now allowed by many of the states; although no such partnerships are recognized at common law. Troubat, Lim. Partn. cc. 3, 4. The term includes a partnership containing dormant rather than special partners. Story, Partn. § 109. COMMENCEMENT OF A DECLARA-
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
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