Concerning the Wage Claim of Harker v. Peterson

¶1 Gail A. Peterson (Gail) appeals the determination of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Sanders County, that she bears joint and several liability with her ex-husband Donald C. Peterson (Donald) for the unpaid salary, penalties, attorney fees and court costs awarded to Kathy J. Harker (Harker). We reverse.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court’s conclusion that a partnership existed between Gail and Donald from June 1997 through August 1998 was correct.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Gail and Donald married in Alaska in 1984. The couple purchased real property along…