Crowley v. Thomson

Defendant appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff which ordered the dissolution of their partnership and the distribution of its assets. The appeal is on the judgment roll.

Plaintiff and defendant entered into a partnership agreement for the purpose of redrilling an oil well known as “Bowles No. 1.” The agreement in part provided that: (1) Defendant would transfer an oil lease to the partnership subject to an overriding royalty of 7½ per cent. (“Bowles No. 1” was on the property covered by this lease.) (2) Plaintiff would contribute 75 per cent and defendant 25 per cent of the monies…