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New York Partnership Law Section 82 - Fictitious Firm Names Prohibited

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    § 82.  Fictitious  firm names prohibited.   No person shall hereafter
  transact business in the name of a partner not interested in  his  firm,
  and  when  the designation "and company," or "and Co." is used, it shall
  represent an actual partner; but a violation of this section  shall  not
  be  a  defense in an action or proceeding brought by an assignee for the
  benefit of creditors or by a receiver  of  the  property  of  or  by  an
  executor or administrator of a person who has violated the same.

Last modified: August 9, 2006