Chambers v. Sims

CALLISTER, Justice.

Plaintiff commenced this action seeking a partnership accounting. Defendant, Sims, filed a counterclaim and impleaded. Mrs. Chambers as a cross-defendant, asking damages from her for alleged improper bookkeeping. Mrs. Chambers is the wife of plaintiff and sister of the defendant.

By time of trial all accounting differences had been reconciled except those relating to salaries. The lower court, sitting without a jury, at the conclusion of the trial dismissed defendant’s counterclaim and cross-claim and awarded plaintiff judgment for the reasonable value of his services to the…