In a court case, if someone needs to prove that a business partnership exists, a sworn written statement from a reliable witness can be used as evidence. That statement needs to include the partners' names and addresses, the business name, what kind of business it is, where it operates, and when the partnership started. This sworn statement counts as basic proof of those facts unless something disproves it.
490.520. of . — Whenever it becomes necessary in any suit to prove the existence of a partnership, an of a , setting forth the names and places of residence of all the , the name of the , the general nature of the business and where transacted, and the time of the or existence of such partnership, shall be of the facts therein stated.
(RSMo 1939 § 1858)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1694; 1919 § 5381; 1909 § 6325
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