Graves v. . Pritchett

Jan 1, 1935
Reporters:
,
Before:
Stacy

Civil action by administratrix of surviving partner for partnership accounting ‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍and for alleged fraudulent misapplication of partnership assets.

There was a motion to dismiss the action for laches, or because barred by the statute of limitations, ‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍which was overruled. Exception.

A compulsory reference was ordered, to which both sides excepted, and the defendants appeal. The refusal to dismiss the action will not ‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍be disturbed on appeal(Griffin v. Bank, 205 N.C. 253, 171 S.E. 71), but there was error in ordering a compulsory reference without first disposing ‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍of the pleas in bar. C. S., 573; Garland v. Arrowood, 172 N.C. 591, 90 S.E. 766; Jonesv. Wooten, 137 N.C. 421, 49 S.E. 915; Royster v. Wright, 118 ‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍N.C. 152, 24 S.E. 746. Error in this respect is confessed by appellee.

Error.