Sauls v. Scott

The plaintiffs, four in number, entered into a written contract with the defendant which in substance provided that he should seek to secure options on and purchase timber and timber lands in Georgia; that the plaintiffs should furnish all necessary funds therefor, and should pay the expenses of the defendant, not to exceed $50 per week, while he was performing such services; that all losses arising from the transactions should be borne equally by the four plaintiffs, and all profits, after deducting *244all expenses, including the expenses of the defendant, should be divided equally among the…