Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the parties were bound by a simple partnership or a loan contract
Decisione estratta
The relationship was not a simple partnership; the funds were advanced as a loan partiaire/consumer loan, to be repaid once the bank refused financing.
Motivazione estratta
The investors twice refused to sign the draft partnership agreement, did not accept loss-sharing or co-debtor status, and did not participate in management. Their payments served to launch the project and secure possible project-related benefits, which is incompatible with animus societatis.