Craig v. Hamilton

The opinion o£ the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

Defendant John A. Hamilton appeals from trial court’s decision limiting his rights upon dissolution of a partnership to 10% of the profits rather than equal participation as one of three general partners.

John E. Craig, Raymond L. Carney, and John A. Hamilton, all of Great Bend, Kansas, entered into a general partnership agreement April 21, 1970, to operate Carney & Craig Construction Company. The partners soon disagreed over the division of profits and orally agreed to dissolve the partnership on' February 24, 1971. Craig and Camey drew up a…