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McIntyre v. Kavanaugh, 242 U.S. 138 (1916)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
McIntyre v. Kavanaugh, 242 U.S. 138 (1916)
McIntyre v. Kavanaugh No. 88 Argued November 10, 1916 Decided December 4, 1916 242 U.S. 138
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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Partner are individually responsible for tort committed by their firm while acting within the general cope of it business, whether they personally participate therein or not.
One who, being entrusted with the possession of corporate stocks as security for an indebtedness, deliberately sells them and appropriates the proceeds, in excess of the debt secured, without the knowledge or consent of their owner, is guilty of a "willful and malicious" injury to property within the meaning of § 17, clause 2, of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended by the Act of February 5, 1903, 32 Stat. 798, and, consequently, his liability is not released by a discharge in bankruptcy.
210 N.Y. 176 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McIntyre v. Kavanaugh, 242 U.S. 138 (1916) in 242 U.S. 138 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CHKC8EDTL2ST5YJ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McIntyre v. Kavanaugh, 242 U.S. 138 (1916), in 242 U.S. 138, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CHKC8EDTL2ST5YJ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McIntyre v. Kavanaugh, 242 U.S. 138 (1916). cited in 1916, 242 U.S. 138. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CHKC8EDTL2ST5YJ.
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