Rinio v. Kester

Hans Kristofferson and G. B. Rinio were copartners, doing business in the town of Valier under the firm name and style of People’s Meat Company. They were engaged in a general mercantile and meat business, and maintained a slaughterhouse in connection therewith. On December 2, 1929, the two partners died simultaneously. The defendant, C. H. Kester, was separately appointed administrator of both estates. He took possession of all the property of each partner and of the partnership, and treated the latter as joint property and as though each partner had owned an undivided one-half interest…