Shelton v. Trigg

This is an action for a partnership accounting brought by D. C. Trigg and his son, S. L. Trigg, against appellant, Shelton. The parties entered into a partnership in the month of July, 1912, purchasing from the Freehold Land & Cattle Company, Limited, hereafter called the syndicate, certain live stock and leasing certain lands belonging to the syndicate. The memorandiim agreement between the partnership and the syndicate provides, in substance, that the syndicate agrees to sell to the partnership all the cattle, horses, and mules located on its ranch in the counties of Dallam, Hartley,…