Legal Opinion
Warren v. Chapman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1987No. 86-815PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Two principal issues are raised in this appeal: first, whether a cause of action for an accounting brought almost four years after the dissolution of a partnership was barred by laches, and second, whether prejudgment interest is properly awarded on a partnership debt. We hold that because the partnership continued to wind up its affairs for at least two years, the cause of action for an accounting was not barred by laches. We also hold that the trial court, acting as a court of equity, properly awarded interest from the date on which appel-lee's settlement offer…
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