Hall v. Wingate
Hall v. Wingate
Opinion of the Court
Wingate & Hall, a firm composed of R. L. Hall and M. B. Wingate, were conducting a farming business. Dissension arose between them; and on April 7, 1923, Hall filed against Wingate his equitable petition for the dissolution and winding up of the affairs of the partnership. Hall v. Wingate, 159 Ga. 630 (126 S. E. 796). Win-gate and J. H. Hall were, by consent, appointed coreceivers of the partnership assets, and their respective duties were defined under the order of the court appointing them. The order appointing the receivers provided that “Said Wingate shall be paid as compensation at the rate of $700.00 per annum, and such supplies as are mentioned in the original
1. Conceding, but not deciding, that a party to an action to wind up and dissolve a partnership, who is appointed a receiver of the firm’s affairs, is not entitled to compensation, where by consent such party is appointed receiver, and in the order appointing him receiver his compensation is fixed, he will be entitled to the compensation thus fixed.
2. Where a party to a suit is appointed receiver, and under the order appointing him his compensation is fixed at a definite sum, the judge can not allow him additional compensation. Williams v. Callan Court Co., 161 Ga. 610 (131 S. E. 501). Such order, to which no exception was taken, became binding upon the parties.
3. Properly construed, the order appointing this receiver provides for the payment of his compensation for services rendered thereafter, both as receiver and as partner under the partnership contract, but does not limit the payment of such compensation to the life of said contract, and the same is payable during the period of his services as receiver. This being so, this receiver was entitled to compensation at the rate of $700 per annum, for the period of two years, one month and three days, which would amount to $1464.16. So he was overpaid $35.84. Eor this reason the judgment is reversed, unless the defendant in error will write off from the judgment awarding him compensation, $35.84, in which event the judgment below will stand affirmed. "
Judgment affirmed, on condition.
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