Graf v. Woodruff

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The appellant, Chester L. Graf, as plaintiff, claimed that he and the defendant, Wallace G. Woodruff, in May, 1925, formed a partnership under the style of Wallace G. Woodruff Construction Company for the purpose of operating a stone quarry near St. Croix, Ind., and furnishing crushed rock for the Hays Construction Company, which had a contract to build a certain road in southern Indiana. The terms of the partnership agreement alleged were that each member was to put up $5,000, and that Woodruff should have the active management of the…