De Groot v. Peters
De Groot v. Peters
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff alleged in his complaint in this action that himself and defendant are partners under the name of the Buffalo Woolen Company, constituted such by an agreement in
The main insistence of plaintiff is that, conceding himself to have no interest as a partner, yet the case made shows that at most he is a mere trespasser in defendant’s store, and that
Plaintiff also contends that in any event he should have been allowed free access to the store in order to protect his interest in the net profits of the business. On that point it is sufficient to say that the defendant averred positively in his pleadings that the business never yielded any net profit, and offered to submit his books and all his transactions to scrutiny in support of his assertion; and the plaintiff showed no reason why, if there were such profits, his presence in the store is necessary for the protection of his share thereof.
The order appealed from should he affirmed.
Gray, C., concurred.
For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion the order appealed from is affirmed.
Harrison, J., Garoutte, J., Van Dyke, J.
Reference
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- WALTER I. DE GROOT v. LOUIS H. PETERS
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- Injunction—Discharged Employee Assuming to Act as Partner—Insolvency.—One who, under a written contract with the owner of a business, for employment under a salary, with a contingent right to a share of the net profits, has been discharged for neglect of duty, hut continues to trespass upon the business premises, and, without any interest as partner, assumes control over the business, intercepts money due to the owner, and holds himself out to the public as a partner having the right to do these things, and who is admittedly insolvent, may be enjoined from the continuance of such conduct, there being no adequate remedy at law therefor. Id.—Interest in Net Profits—Access to Premises—Offer of Owner to Submit Books.—The fact that the employee had a contingent right to share in the net profits of the business does not require that he should he allowed free access to the business premises, in order to protect his interest therein, where the existence of such profits is disputed, and it is not shown that, if there were profits, his presence in the store is necessary for the protection of his share thereof.