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Extinction

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Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

See Extinguishment. Extincto subjecto, tollitur adjunctum. When the subject is extinguished, the incident ceases. Thus, when the business for which a partnership has been formed is completed, or brought to an end, the partnership itself ceases. Inst. 3. 26. 6. 3 Kent's Com. 62, note.