Court Opinion

ID: 4476773
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2020-01-16 21:12:11.468057+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:53:54.304850
License: Public Domain

Arundell, J., dissenting: I would not apply the doctrine of equitable estoppel in this case. In an earlier opinion we held that a valid partnership did not exist during the years 1942,1943, and 1944 and the Court of Appeals affirmed on this point. The present proceeding raises the question whether or not a valid partnership existed in 1945. It is a different cause of action and the facts in the instant cases, while similar, are not identical with the facts before the Court in the prior trial. I think, in the circumstances, we should examine the facts and the record and from them determine whether a valid partnership existed in 1945. Kern and Johnson, JJ., agree with this dissent.