Barnes v. Moore

This is an action for an accounting after dissolution of a partnership. The plaintiff, having bought the defendant’s interest, now seeks to recover a claimed shortage in his original contribution.

The plaintiff bought a share in a refrigeration business started by the defendant. The partnership agreement was dated October 23, 1944. It provided that the building should be erected with partnership funds and that it, with the land and equipment, were to be partnership assets; that Barnes was to put $4,000 into the partnership and give Moore a note for $3,450 and have a one-fifth interest; that…