Murphy v. McLaughlin

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit in the nature of an action for an accounting growing out of a joint venture in the purchase and sale of tomatoes.

C. L. McLaughlin, plaintiff in the trial court, pursuant to the agreement between the parties, purchased 132,358 pounds of tomatoes from farmers in California and shipped them to O. P. Murphy, defendant. McLaughlin expended $11,682.80 of his own funds and $6,000.00 furnished by Murphy in making the purchases. The tomatoes were received by Murphy in apparent good condition. Certain other expense was incurred in shipping and processing the tomatoes. It…