Chang v. Meaghers.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

STAINBACK, J.

Plaintiffs-appellees are partners in the trucking and hauling business under the firm name of Chang’s Express and have been doing business in the Territory of Hawaii for a number of years. Defendants-appellants are partners in a California partnership called the Industrial Development Company doing business in the Territory of Hawaii.

In June or July, 1948, negotiations were entered into between the copartnership, Industrial Development Com pany, and the Patterson Construction Company, Limited, an Hawaiian corporation, to form a joint venture for the salvage…