Brandston v. Giordano

It is undisputed that plaintiff brought this action to dissolve the partnership because he wished to acquire the leasehold interests of the two defendant partners who had no desire to sell or move.

No reason appears, and none is suggested in the majority opinion or in appellant’s briefs, why defendants should be chargeable with whatever legal fees, transfer taxes, advertising costs and engineering fees plaintiff may have to bear in connection with acquiring the property from defendants for his own purposes or similar expenses after he has acquired it. The fact that the condo-conversion…