Deck v. Bird

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Defendants, wife and son of Gerald Bird, deceased, appeal judgment for plaintiff in a court tried suit for conversion of partnership funds claimed by plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged defendants converted funds derived from a partnership in which plaintiff and Gerald Bird were partners. We affirm.

Defendants, Martha and Jerry Bird, admitted plaintiff and Gerald Bird entered into an oral partnership agreement involving purchase and sale of livestock. Plaintiff testified that he supplied capital and feed while Gerald Bird supplied day to day management. Profits and losses were…