California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brent Eng'g, Inc. v. Atlas Eng'g Co., G046804 (Cal. App. 2013):
While this case involves a joint venture, not a partnership, courts have recognized "[t]he rule is that the rights and liabilities of joint adventurers, as between themselves, are governed by the same principles which apply to a partnership. [Citations.]" (Zeibak v. Nasser (1938) 12 Cal.2d 1, 12.) However, none of the foregoing provisions contradicts the trial court's finding that under the parties' agreement, expenses for labor, equipment modification, and overhead, constitute unreimbursable capital contributions. In fact, subdivision (d) reflects a partner's reimbursement "for an advance to the partnership" only applies to an amount "beyond the . . . capital the partner agreed to contribute." (Corp. Code, 16401, subd. (d).)
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