Tonkon v. Small

During the year 1921, and for some years prior thereto, the respondents, F. D. Small and D. C. Urie, as copartners, operated a fish cannery at Noyo, near Ft. Bragg, on the California coast. The operation of the cannery was seasonal, usually commencing in May of each year and continuing until sometime in September. The firm purchased the fish which they canned from independent fishermen who operated off the coast. The fishermen used gasoline power boats in their operations, and it was the practice of the copartners to furnish them with such gasoline and oil as they needed for their boats. The…