McMurtray v. Hamilton

This action was instituted by the defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against the plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred as as defendant, to recover the sum of $2,543.40 and to have a lien for said amount impressed upon the one-half interest of the defendant in a certain tract of land which had been purchased by the parties on May 13, 1921.

The issues drawn by the pleadings of the respective parties were whether they were partners or joint adventurers in the transaction here involved, and if the latter, then what amount, if any, plaintiff was entitled to have charged…