This section is from the book "The Law Of Contracts", by William Herbert Page. Also available from Amazon: Commercial Contracts: A Practical Guide to Deals, Contracts, Agreements and Promises.
The real test of the existence of a partnership is a community of interest in the partnership business. Joint ownership1 or a
15 Fox v. Grocery Co. (Ky.), 60 S. W. 414.
16 Davidson v. Knox, 67 Cal. 143; 7 Pac. 413; Sawyer v. Armstrong, 23 Colo. 287; 47 Pac. 391; Craig v. Smith, 10 Colo. 220; 15 Pac. 337; Peabody v. Oleson, 15 Colo. App. 346; 62 Pac. 234.
1 Winship v. Bank, 5 Pet. (U. S.) 529; Manufacturers', etc., Bank v. Winship, 5 Pick. (Mass.) 11; 16 Am. Dee. 369; Holbrook v. Ins. Co., 25 Minn. 229; Kelley v. Bourne, 15 Or. 476; 16 Pac. 40.
2 Gay v. Seibold, 97 N. Y. 472; 49 Am. Rep. 533; Zimmerman v. Er-hard, 83 N. Y. 74; 38 Am. Rep. 396.
3 Calvert v. Newberger, 20 Ohio C. C. 353; 11 Ohio C. D. 184.
4 Carlock v. Cognacci, 88 Cal. 600; 26 Pac. 597; Pendleton v. Cline, 85 Cal. 142; 24 Pac. 659; Guiterman v. Wishon, 21 Mont. 458; 54 Pac. 566; Czatt v. Case, 61 O. S. 392; 55 N. E. 1004.
5 Swope v. Burnham, 6 Okla. 736; 52 Pac. 924.
6 Cobble v. Bank, 63 O. S. 528; 59 N. E. 221.
1 Anaconda, etc., Co. v. Mining Co., 17 Mont. 519; 43 Pac. 924; State Bank v. Kelley Co., 47 Neb. 678; 66 N. W. 619; rehearing, 49 Neb. 242; 68 N. W. 481; Dunham v. Loverock, 158 Pa. St. 197; 38 joint leasing2 of property does not constitute a partnership. So a partnership was not formed where the owner of property transferred it to others to enable them to form a corporation, stock in which was to be part consideration for the property.3 So a communistic society owning all property in common but not carrying on any business is not a partnership.4
 
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