Fooks v. Williams

In November, 1909, the plaintiff and defendant entered into a verbal agreement of partnership for the purchase, laying out, developing and gelling of real estate in or near to the town of Salisbury. No time limit was agreed upon for the duration of the'partnership and it was thus a partnership at will. In pursuance of the agreement so entered into certain tracts of land were purchased as shown by four deeds, filed as exhibits with the bill of complaint, in which the conveyances were made to the parties to this proceeding as tenants in common, or to them, their heirs and assigns, without more…