Wiseman v. Martorano

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Cohen,

Maurice Wiseman, plaintiff-appellee, and Louis Martorano, defendant-appellant, bought a piece of real property in Beaver County. Martorano advanced the full purchase price of $16,000. Within a few months these two men formed a partnership by written agreement for the purposes of dealing in real estate and engaging in the trucking business. The agreement states that, “. . . [T]he first venture of said partners was the purchase of [the above property].”

The partnership agreement also provided that Wise-man execute a non-interest bond and mortgage to Martorano against…