Ponton v. Bradley

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Ponton v. Bradley

588 So. 2d 593, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 4376, 1991 WL 72019

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedMay 7, 1991

DocketNo. 90-1573

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Ponton v. Bradley, 588 So. 2d 593, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 4376, 1991 WL 72019 (Fla. Ct. App. 1991).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellants in this dissolution of partnership action appeal from the trial court’s denial of a formal accounting after the court made an explicit finding that the parties had formed a partnership. Section 620.665(4), Florida Statutes (1989), provides that a “partner shall have the right to a formal account of partnership affairs at any ... reasonable time.” [Emphasis supplied]. The single question remaining is whether the court, in the exercise of its discretion, may deny a partner an accounting on grounds that the partnership was of a short duration and was financially uncomplicated. We conclude that it may not in light of the plain language of the statute. See also 8 Fla.Jur.2d Business Relationships § 588 (1978).

Reversed and remanded.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellants in this dissolution of partnership action appeal from the trial court’s denial of a formal accounting after the court made an explicit finding that the parties had formed a partnership. Section 620.665(4), Florida Statutes (1989), provides that a “partner shall have the right to a formal account of partnership affairs at any ... reasonable time.” [Emphasis supplied]. The single question remaining is whether the court, in the exercise of its discretion, may deny a partner an accounting on grounds that the partnership was of a short duration and was financially uncomplicated. We conclude that it may not in light of the plain language of the statute. See also 8 Fla.Jur.2d Business Relationships § 588 (1978).

Reversed and remanded.

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