▁K uy k end all , ▁as ▁the ▁agent ▁and ▁att orney ▁in ▁fact ▁of ▁Fr ick , ▁assigned ▁the ▁contract ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁Ham ▁and ▁Pear ce , ▁Ham ▁being ▁the ▁app elle e , ▁and ▁Pear ce ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁app ell ants , ▁who ▁had ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁building ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁under ▁said ▁contract . ▁ ▁Fr ick ▁contract ed ▁with ▁a ▁county ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁public ▁building , ▁and ▁gave ▁bond ▁with ▁K uy k end all ▁as ▁sure ty ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁contract . ▁Fr ick ▁abandoned ▁the ▁contract . ▁After ▁pro cur ing ▁some ▁modifications ▁in ▁it ▁at ▁request ▁of ▁Ham , ▁K uy k end all ▁assigned ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁Pear ce ▁and ▁Ham ▁as ▁partners ▁with ▁equal ▁interests . ▁Pear ce ▁and ▁Ham ▁agreed ▁with ▁W ick wire ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁building . ▁Ham ▁then ▁left ▁the ▁vic inity ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁other ▁work ▁elsewhere . ▁W ick wire ▁constructed ▁the ▁building . ▁K uy k end all ▁received ▁the ▁compens ation ▁under ▁the ▁original ▁contract , ▁paid ▁W ick wire ▁in ▁full ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁done ▁by ▁him , ▁and ▁divided ▁the ▁prof its ▁with ▁Pear ce , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁partner . ▁H eld ▁that ▁Ham ▁could ▁recover ▁one - half ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁from ▁Pear ce ▁and ▁from ▁K uy k end all . ▁ ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁suit ▁was ▁to ▁obtain ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁due ▁to