Sivin v. Jones

In this action between the parties to a partnership agreement there is involved the right to compel contribution for expenses incurred by some of the parties in preparation for the commencement of the business.

On a prior trial the complaint was dismissed after the evidence disclosed that the business of the partnership had not actually begun and that the venture had been finally abandoned. The judgment of dismissal was reversed by this court and a new trial ordered on the broad theory that an action for an accounting for expenses incurred before the date set for the commencement of business,…