Zdroy v. Dickenson

Plaintiff appeals from a trial court judgment dismissing his complaint. The parties had entered into a real estate joint venture agreement. After sale of the property, plaintiff sought to obtain a share of the joint venture assets. After a trial to the court in equity, his complaint was dismissed.

Plaintiff is a licensed real estate agent whose office is in Eugene. He had committed $20,000 toward acquisition of real property for a purchase price of $125,000 and was in jeopardy of forfeiting that sum if he could not secure another substantial investor. Through a third party, he approached…