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his, properly speaking; and to that alone the brown became entitled.
But, the share of
an individual
is
partner in partnership property
but his proportion of value or benefit,
all claims on the Firm have after been satisfied, out of the joint assets; in this case amounting to nothing,
if
we are to accept the statement that the Firm was insolvent.
As re
regards other goods found on beard the " Tropic = assuming the fact to be, (and there does not appear to be any ground for doubting it), that such goods had been placed
the ship, by the owners, for the purpose
:ds the Opium and
on board
not, at
of safe custody, only, then they were any time, the property of the Kirm, much less of the convict. Partner. There might, probably, be
a claim, in the nature of
rent, operating
on the
goods.
warehouse.
as a
Charge
or lien
themselves: but the
amount would not be very consider- -able, and,
being partnership, and
not separate, property, it would be exhausted in satisfying partnership claims, in the way we have pointed out with reference to the "Tropic"," leaving nothing,
under this head to be forfeited to the Crown.
With reference to the advise
which was
• given by the Attorney
of
General