Coward

Coward v. Clanton

Good Law
122 Cal. 451·1898 Cal. LEXIS 609·55 P. 147
Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 26, 1898Sac. No. 399California1,637 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Temple, J.

This is an action for an accounting. It is averred in the complaint that plaintiff and defendant, in 1882, formed a partnership for the purchase and sale of real es

It is averred that in December, 1882, defendant purchased with his own funds a tract of land called the Harlan tract, containing one hundred and sixty acres, which the parties subsequently caused to be divided into five acre tracts, and all of which plaintiff has negotiated and sold at a profit of $4,156.50. It is charged that defendant has received to his own use all the proceeds of the sale, including the purchase price and interest stipulated, the costs and expense of sale, and retains $2,-312.51 profits in excess of his share, and that plaintiff has…

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