Hammer v. Gibbons and Reed Company

ELLETT, Justice:

Mr. Hammer, the appellant, was employed by a joint venture operating under the name of “Solar Pond Complex” and consisting of the respondent and two other large construction companies. The joint venture agreement set forth, in the following language, the purposes for which it was entered into:

NOW, THEREFORE, said parties hereto hereby constitute themselves as Joint Venturers for the purpose of performing and completing the Construction Contract, but not for any other purposes, it being expressly understood that this agreement contemplates only the furnishing and performance of…