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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-52 (2026)

Right to an account

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Any partner shall have the right to a formal account as to partnership affairs:

(1) If he is wrongfully excluded from the partnership business or possession of its property by his copartners,

(2) If the right exists under the terms of any agreement,

(3) As provided by G.S. 59-51,

(4) Whenever other circumstances render it just and reasonable. (1941, c. 374, s. 22.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1954–2025 · leading case: Dean v. Manus Homes, Inc., 546 S.E.2d 160 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001).
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Dean v. Manus Homes, Inc., 546 S.E.2d 160 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 6× “]” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-52 (1) (1999). As aforementioned, there is ample evidence of the parties’ agreement to split profits, implying a partnership.”
Lewis v. Edwards, 554 S.E.2d 17 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “On 9 May 1997, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendant requesting: Defendant be required to account for the Partnership’s property and earnings retained by Defendant, as required by the agreement or N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 59-52 and 59-68(a); 1 Plaintiff recover from Defendant…”
Brown v. Flowers, 196 F. App'x 178 (4th Cir. 2006). · cites it 2× “Additionally, Plaintiff alleged a claim seeking a partnership accounting under the North Carolina Uniform Partnership Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-52 . Defendant moved to dismiss the entire complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Rule 12(b)(6)).”
Casey v. Grantham, 79 S.E.2d 735 (N.C. 1954). · cites it 2× “G.S. § 59-52 provides "any partner shall have the right to a formal account as to partnership affairs: (a) If he is wrongfully excluded from the partnership business or possession of its property by his co-partners * * * (d) Whenever other circumstances render it just and…”
Wilkie v. Stanley, 2011 NCBC 11 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “2d 825, 828 (2010), and an accounting, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-52 . 2 {10} Finally, Defendant contests Plaintiff’s claim for unfair and deceptive trade practices, challenging that Plaintiff’s claims fall within North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 75 and asserting that the…”
La Familia Cosmovision, Inc. v. the Inspiration Networks, 2014 NCBC 51 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “See G.S. § 59-52, Dean v. Manus Homes, Inc., 143 N.”
Silverman v. Miller (In Re Silverman), 155 B.R. 362 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. 1993). · cites it 2× “” N.C.Gen.Stat. § 59-52. The right to an accounting is based on the fiduciary obligations which obtain between partners, entitling each “to know all that the others know_” Casey v.”
Lewis v. Edwards, 583 S.E.2d 387 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “On 9 May 1997, plaintiff filed a complaint requesting that defendant be required to account for the partnership’s property and assets he retained, pursuant to the partnership agreement and N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 59-52 and 59-68(a) (2001).”
Davis v. Davis, 293 S.E.2d 268 (N.C. Ct. App. 1982). “G.S. 59-52 provides, in part, that “[a]ny partner shall have the right to a formal account as to partnership affairs: (1) If he is wrongfully excluded from the partnership business or possfession of its property by his co-partners, .”
Campbell v. Miller, 161 S.E.2d 546 (N.C. 1968). “1035 ; G.S. 59-52. The judgment of the superior court is hereby reversed, and the cause is remanded for the entry of a judgment of nonsuit as to the *152 plaintiff’s cause of action and as to the counterclaim of the defendants.”
Chesson v. Rives, 2013 NCBC 49 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2013). · cites it 4× “{32} Under section 59-52: Any partner shall have the right to a formal account as to partnership affairs: (1) If he is wrongfully excluded from the partnership business or possession of its property by his copartners, (2) If the right exists under the terms of any agreement, (3)…”
Cutter v. Vojnovic (N.C. 2025). · cites it 3× “See N.C.G.S. § 59-52 (2023); Lichtenfels v. N.”
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