Prescott v. Darby

1. This was a suit by one partner against another partner for alleged profits of $800 due plaintiff out of the partnership enterprise. The plaintiff claimed also that the defendant was due him $846 as salary, for which amount he sued in this same proceeding. The defendant filed an answer in which he admitted the partnership enterprise, but denied being indebted to the plaintiff, and set up that instead of there being any net profit from the partnership business, there was a loss of $1,600, which was borne by him, but half of which should have been borne by plaintiff. Defendant further set up…