Hofer v. St. Clair

Toal, Justice:

The plaintiff, Donald Hofer, brought this action for breach of three contracts to sell real property against defendants, James H. St. Clair and Fred U. Beam. The questions on appeal are whether a partnership existed between the defendants; whether the actions of one partner were sufficient to bind the partnership; whether valid contracts for the sale of land existed; whether the defendants breached such contracts; and whether plaintiff was damaged and in what amount as a result of this breach. The Referee found for Hofer. The Circuit Court adopted the findings of the Referee. We…