Sarah Smith works as a laser technician for a local dermatology center consisting of physicians operating under a partnership agreement.Sarah purchased supplies through the mail from a medical supply facility totaling $5,000.She signed the contract agreeing to pay for the supplies in her name,Sarah Smith.A few weeks later the dermatologists became embroiled in a bitter dispute regarding profits and terminated the partnership.Unfortunately,the partners were not aware of the debt owed to the medical supply facility; and the bill remained unpaid.Sarah received a bill from the supply company for $5,000.Is she liable to the medical supply company,and why or why not?

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Sarah signed the contract agreeing to pay for the supplies in her name, therefore she is liable to the medical supply company for the unpaid bill. It does not matter if she was only employed as a technician or if the supply company did not ask for proper identification. The termination of the partnership may have made it more difficult to collect the debt, but it does not absolve Sarah of her responsibility to pay for the supplies she purchased.

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