In the meantime, I was giving him his check every week. So, finally I decided after waiting that long that the only thing to do was dissolve the partnership and buy him out.
Mr. Hubert. How much did you pay him when you bought him out?
Mr. Ruby. I paid him a total of about $30,000.
Mr. Hubert. And you say you actually paid him a weekly salary check?
Mr. Ruby. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. Although he didn’t do any work at all?
Mr. Ruby. That is right.
Mr. Hubert. What was he doing as a matter of fact during that year?
Mr. Ruby. Nothing. He was just—just nothing.
Mr. Hubert. You didn’t even see him do you mean?