The following excerpt is from Bank of Commerce v. De Santis, 114 Misc.2d 491, 451 N.Y.S.2d 974 (N.Y. City Ct. 1982):
The facts establish that the overdraft in the partnership checking account is a partnership obligation and, therefore, the obligation of each of the partners. Their individual liability arises out of the notion of a partnership and is an incident thereof. Ruzicka v. Rager, 305 N.Y. 191, 111 N.E.2d 878.
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