Chaney v. Burdett

Thompson, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Chaney v. Burdett, 248 Ga. App. 668 (548 SE2d 407) (2001), to determine whether, upon the death of one of two partners and the dissolution of a partnership: (1) in the absence of an agreement to continue the business of the partnership, the representative of the deceased partner has the right to liquidate partnership property; and, if so, (2) whether the representative is owed a fiduciary duty by the surviving partner with respect to winding up. We answer these inquiries affirmatively.

The facts leading up to this…