Driskill v. Thompson

The plaintiff, Joseph W. Driskill, and defendants Ted R. Thompson and Stanley Kruse, on March 11, 1950, entered into an oral partnership agreement to conduct dances in a rented hall in San Francisco. Each partner contributed $500 to the project. It was agreed that the plaintiff should check the cash, act as a special police officer, supervise personnel, and also should perform some janitorial services. Defendant Kruse, it was agreed, should tend bar and perform some janitorial services. Defendant Thompson played in the band. Plaintiff and Kruse, by agreement, got paid a small salary for their…