Question

A, B and C are partners in a firm called ABC Firm. A, with the intention of deceiving D, a
supplier of office stationery, buys certain stationery on behalf of the ABC Firm. The
stationery is of use in the ordinary course of the firm’s business. A does not give the
stationery to the firm, instead brings it to his own use. The supplier D, who is unaware of the
private use of stationery by A, claims the price from the firm. The firm refuses to pay for the
price, on the ground that the stationery was never received by it (firm). Referring to the
provisions of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 decide:
(i) Whether the Firm’s contention shall be tenable.
(ii) What would be your answer if a part of the stationery so purchased by A was delivered to
the firm by him, and the rest of the stationery was used by him for private use, about which
neither the firm nor the supplier D was aware.

Answer 1

Answer:

it is the answer b as it is given in question