Ben and Stephanie decided to open up a restaurant . Stephanie contributed a building she owns , in which the restaurant will operate , that is worth $300 000 and Ben contributed $10D Odd for renovations . The parties agreed orally that once the restaurant is open , Stephanie will manage the restaurant on a day - to- day basis , while Ben Will Keep the books for the business . They have also agreed that they will share the profits from the business . The renovations take three months during which both Ben and Stephanie are involved in supervising the work . The restaurant opens On January 1 . The restaurant business is not successful and does not make any profits . Neither Ben nor Stephanie received any financial benefit from the restaurant's operations . Then , Stephanie and Bell began to disagree about what to do . On April 1 , Stephanie locks Ben out . Based on these facts , what is the nature of the relationship between Bell and Stephanie ? What relief should Benseek ?"