Smith v. Smith

1. A petition by one partner against his copartner, praying for a dissolution of the partnership, an accounting, and an injunction, is an equitable proceeding (Fowler v. Davis, 120 Ga. 442 (47 S. E. 951)), and the judge may refer all or any part of the facts to an auditor to investigate and report the result to the court.

2. “If the auditor failed to report with' sufficient fullness on any issue, a motion for a rereference, not an exception to the report, was the proper remedy.” Fricker v. Americus Improvement Co., 124 Ga. 165 (7), 172 (52 S. E. 65). Civil Code, § 4593.

3. The motion to…