Drew v. Lauder

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is a suit instituted by appellant against appellees for an accounting following the dissolution of a partnership of which they were all members. The firm, which operated under the name of Lauder, Drew & VanBurkleo, was engaged in the practice of accounting. Appellant’s petition prayed, inter alia, for an accounting for various assets belonging to the partnership, amongst which was the goodwill built up by the firm. The trial court severed the issue of accountability for goodwill, and granted summary judgment thereon in favor of ap-pellees.

In his third point of…