Lawson v. Rogers

This is an appeal of an accounting action between partners in which the wrongful appropriation of partnership assets was alleged. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Procedural Background

In 1981, Walter N. Lawson (hereinafter “Lawson”), Mandeville F. Rogers (hereinafter “Rogers”), and Hugh K. Leatherman (hereinafter “Leatherman”) formed a partnership called Howard Johnson’s Riverfront Enterprises (hereinafter “partnership”) for the purpose of operating a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1982, Lawson conveyed one-half of his interest to C. Weston Houck (hereinafter “Houck”), giving…