Every partner who shall be guilty of any fraud in the affairs or business of the partnership shall be liable civilly to the party injured to the extent of his damage.
(Laws 1837, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 587; Code 1863, § 1940; Code 1868, § 1928; Code 1873, § 1938; Code 1882, § 1938; Civil Code 1895, § 2680; Penal Code 1895, § 678; Civil Code 1910, § 3209; Penal Code 1910, § 727; Code 1933, § 75-418; Code 1981, §14-9-128; Code 1981, §14-9A-128, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)