Jones v. Davies

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, J. :.In this action the plaintiff sought to charge Benjamin M. Davies as a partner and to recover an alleged partnership liability of $9507. It appears that on November 15, 1886, W. E. Swift, F. E. •Holliday, A. P. Bowman, Joseph Freeman and A. B. Quinton purchased from Jacob Skillman for speculation and profit four lots in the city of Topeka for the •sum of $14,000, making a cash payment of $3000, leaving $11,000 to be paid in four instalments of $2750 each. No'partnership articles or written contract were made between the purchasers, but it…