Goodsitt v. Richter

The defendant’s principal contentions are: First, that the evidence does not sustain the finding of a joint adventure, and, second, that the alleged agreement of joint adventure would be void under the statute of frauds. While defendant makes several other contentions, the foregoing may well be considered at the outset, since both require an examination of the facts in some detail.

On December 2, 1925, one Ellison contracted with the defendant Oberst to sell him a ninety-nine year lease in the city of Milwaukee, for the sum of $54,500. The written evidence of this agreement was signed by…