Pines v. Beck

The action was brought by plaintiffs to require defendant to account for all the assets of a trust created by virtue of the written agreement dated December 31, 1941, wherein it was agreed that plaintiffs and defendant would share the profits to be earned from the manufacture and sale of a flame thrower invented by defendant and promoted by plaintiffs; that Beattie Manufacturing Company was to receive 50% of the profits as its share *751for manufacturing the device and the other half was to be divided 45% to defendant, 35% to plaintiff Pines and 20% to plaintiff Levine.

The complaint prayed that…