“Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.”

—  Benjamin N. Cardozo

Meinhard v. Salmon, 249 N.Y. 458, 164 N.E. 545 (N.Y. 1928), describing the fiduciary duties inherent in a partnership.
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United States federal judge 1870–1938

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