Mary Ann Tobin - Page 9




                                         -9-                                          
          Ms. Beard also had a political reception and a couple of parties            
          and family gatherings at petitioner's home during which guests              
          walked through the conservatory on dates not specified in the               
          record.                                                                     
               Petitioner contracted with a nursery in Brandenburg,                   
          Kentucky, to grow seedlings for the conservatory until she built            
          her own greenhouse sometime after Broadmoor Gardens opened in               
          1993.                                                                       
               Petitioner did not advertise Broadmoor Gardens in 1990 or              
          1991.  She paid $1,530 in 1992, $37,923 in 1993, $11,235 in 1994,           
          $3,597 in 1995, and $1,719 in 1996 to advertise Broadmoor                   
          Gardens.                                                                    
               Broadmoor Gardens opened on the first of April each year and           
          closed when visitors stopped coming in mid-to-late fall.                    
               Petitioner obtained a general business license for Broadmoor           
          Gardens in 1993.  She had no business license for the farm.  She            
          had commercial liability insurance for Broadmoor Gardens through            
          Lloyd's of London because her farm insurance policy did not cover           
          tourists who visited the gardens.                                           
               Petitioner managed both the farm and Broadmoor Gardens.                
          Petitioner and Ms. Beard had an informal, unwritten joint venture           
          agreement under which Ms. Beard would share part of any profits             
          from Broadmoor Gardens in exchange for her efforts.                         








Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  Next

Last modified: May 25, 2011