Wolfson v. Northern States Management Co.

Matson, Justice.

Appeal from judgment entered pursuant to an order granting defendant’s motion for judgment in its favor on the pleadings on plaintiff’s second cause of action.

In 1936, plaintiff and defendant entered into a ten-year written contract whereby plaintiff, in return for a one-third share of the net profits, agreed to devote such portion of his personal time and attention as should be reasonably necessary in and for the successful management of defendant’s property known as the Carlsboro Apartments in Minneapolis. (The contract terms are more fully set forth in our opinion on the…