Ambler v Bolton: CA 1872

An inalienable government contract held by one of the partners constituted a partnership asset. On the dissolution of the partnership, a value had to be given to it (since it could not be sold) and the partner who held it debited with that amount in the partnership accounts.

Judges:

Lord Romilly MR

Citations:

(1872) LR 14 Eq 427

Statutes:

Partnership Act 1890 20

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedBarbados Trust Company Ltd v Bank of Zambia and Another CA 27-Feb-2007
The creditor had assigned the debt, but without first giving the debtor defendant the necessary notice. A challenge was made to the ability of the assignee to bring the action, saying that the deed of trust appointed to circumvent the reluctance of . .
CitedFaulks v Faulks ChD 1992
One brother, as tenant farmed land under a partnership with his brother. On the death of either partner, an account was to be taken and a valuation. On the death of the tenant, there was a dispute as to whether the value of the farm’s milk quotahad . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

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Updated: 29 June 2022; Ref: scu.249315