Parker v. Wells
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; Jesse C. Hart, Chancellor; 1. On the application for the appointment of a master, there was evidence clearly showing a sharing of profits between appellee and the intervener.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; Jesse C. Hart, Chancellor; 1. On the application for the appointment of a master, there was evidence clearly showing a sharing of profits between appellee and the intervener. A sharing of profits in no fixed proportion, but upon a basis to be determined by the amount acquired in the conduct of the business, is a cogent evidence of a partnership. 74 Ark. 437; 63 Ark. 518. Though it may not be erroneous to refuse to appoint a master, yet in complicated transactions it is better- to do so. 35 Ark. 113; 86 Wis. 255. 2. It was error to place the burden on the…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
Parker recovered judgment at law against Wells for $500, and then instituted. this suit in equity seeking to subject toward the satisfaction of his judgment a sum of money deposited in the Exchange National Bank of Little Rock by Wells in the name of the Arkansas Loan & Collection Agency. It is alleged in the complaint that the money deposited as aforesaid belonged to Wells, that the Arkansas Loan & Collecting Agency was a mere trade name of Wells in which he was doing business, and that he had deposited the said funds in bank under that name as a device, among others, to cover up his…
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