210 A.D. 281 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1924
The plaintiff in his brief states his position as follows: “ The plaintiff’s theory of recovery is that James A. Emerson is liable as a general partner to the creditors of the branch office at Albany, for the reason that the certified copy of the Certificate of Copartnership was not filed in Albany County Clerk’s office as required by Section 90 of the Partnership Law.” In support of this proposition he relies on the case of O’Connor v. Graff (186 App. Div. 116; affd., 230 N. Y. 552) where it was held that a failure to file a certified copy of the limited partnership certificate in a county where the partnership has a branch place of business rendered the limited partner liable as a general partner to creditors transacting their business at such branch office. The plaintiff then urges, as of course he must, that the proceedings in the bankruptcy court were a nullity or in other words that such court had no jurisdiction to make the order authorizing a settlement by the trustee in bankruptcy with these defendants. With the wisdom or propriety of that order we are not concerned, but if that court had jurisdiction to authorize the settlement such action was conclusive on the firm creditors. That the bankruptcy court was acting within its power is firmly established by authority. (Armstrong v. Fisher, 224 Fed. Rep. 97; Fort Pitt Coal & Coke Co. v. Diser, 239 id. 443; Carter v. Whisler, 275 id. 743; Bear v. Liberty Nat. Bank, 285 id. 703; Meek v. Centre County Banking Co., 292 id. 116.) The case last cited, like the present one, involved the estate of a partner who died before the bankruptcy proceedings. It was there held that the
The judgment should be affirmed, with costa.
Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs.