Burket
Burket v. Burland
Opinion
lead Opinion
Kerrigan, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and from an order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial.
The plaintiff in the action succeeded to the interest of her husband, J. E. Burket, and brought this action for the purpose of settling the accounts and business of a partnership ■concern. The partnership was composed of J. E. Burket and the two defendants, and its business was the conducting of an undertaking establishment and dealing in furniture.
It is admitted by the pleadings that J. E. Burket owned a one-half interest in said partnership business, and that the two defendants owned jointly the other one-half interest therein.
The question in the case is as to the amounts contributed by J. E. Burket and the defendants to the joint venture.
Plaintiff claims that J. E. Burket had invested $5,549.48 in the partnership, and that the defendants had invested but $2,527.04, and she sued for the difference—$3,022. The defendants, on the other hand, insist that the amount contributed by them was $3,794.08, and that Burket’s contribution was a like amount.
The court found for the plaintiff. The contention of the ■defendants on this appeal is that the findings…