Barry v. Kern

The defendant claims that under the contract the parties were engaged in a joint adventure. Plaintiff contends that the contract merely created the relationship of principal and agent, or master and servant, and not a joint adventure.

Essentially there is little difference between a partnership and a joint adventure, the latter, as a rule, being more limited and confined in its scope principally to a single transaction. Under the contract the plaintiff furnished the naked real estate. The defendant agreed to furnish first his experience and ability as a general contractor; second, plans and…