Legal Opinion
Darden v. Cox
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 31, 1960No. 44237PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
This is a suit for a partition of an alleged partnership, known as Hall and Cox Construction Company, in which plaintiff, Rufus Darden, claims a thirty percent interest. Defendant admits that Darden was a partner with him in Hall and Cox Construction Company, but contends that Darden was only to participate in 30% of the profits or losses, and was to have no interest in the physical assets of the partnership.
The district court did not decide whether or not a partnership actually existed, but held that “ * * * the agreement and intention of the parties was that plaintiff would…
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- Jeffries v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
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