Darrow v. St. George
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. The complaint in this case avers that on September 21, 1880, and since, Darrow, the plaintiff below, was engaged in business as a real estate broker in Denver. That plaintiff and one Thomas Burke had before that purchased of one Woods lots 1 to 28, inclusive, in block 15, Gardner addition to Denver. That plaintiff had advanced $25 towards the purchase money.
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Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. The complaint in this case avers that on September 21, 1880, and since, Darrow, the plaintiff below, was engaged in business as a real estate broker in Denver. That plaintiff and one Thomas Burke had before that purchased of one Woods lots 1 to 28, inclusive, in block 15, Gardner addition to Denver. That plaintiff had advanced $25 towards the purchase money. On that day plaintiff and defendant, Charles D. St. George, and said Thomas Burke agreed that St. George should advance the purchase money; that the premises should be conveyed to said St.…
1Opinion of the CourtElbert, J.
It is claimed that the referee erred in holding “community of losses” to be necessary to constitute a partnership, and but for this error of law he would have found the fact of partnership. We have assumed for the purposes of this investigation that the referee erred in this finding of law, and have examined the entire evidence.
The fifth finding of fact by the referee is as follows: “ One-half of all the net profits of sale, after return of the purchase price, expenses, and costs of sale, were to be divided between plaintiff and defendants. The plaintiff to make sales.”
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