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Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.
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Meinhard v. Salmon, 249 N.Y. 458, 164 N.E. 545 (N.Y. 1928), describing the fiduciary duties inherent in a partnership.

 

Benjamin N. Cardozo

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