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Machise to conduct business for the period January 1 through
December 31, 1984. Machise and the partnership assumed duties
similar to those set forth in the earlier partnership agreements.
The employees and independent contractors were the same
employees and independent contractors who had provided their
services to Machise before the MIT 84 employee leasing agreement
was made. Bucci continued to direct and control the employees.
He determined the amount of wages to be paid, did the hiring and
firing, took any necessary disciplinary action, and set the hours
to be worked.
New independent contractor agreements were made containing
the name "MIT 84" as one of the parties and signed by Fred Bryen
as "partner" of MIT 84. These agreements imposed rights and
responsibilities upon the contractor, the partnership, and the
"carrier", which was Machise. For example, under the agreement,
both the carrier and the contractor agreed to carry liability
insurance. When the lease began, Bucci himself signed as
"partnership agent".
The investment program followed a familiar pattern. The 21
partners executed 12-percent notes, in amounts aggregating
$3,035,000, to Qulart. The notes required annual payments of
interest, with the principal and remaining interest due 11 years
after the notes’ dates of execution. Qulart executed a similar
note to Machise. This amount was equal to ten-elevenths of MIT
84's capital. Machise then lent Qulart $3,035,000 in a zero
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