Test 1 Flashcards
Partnerships as a legal entity
Partnership having legal existence separate from their members. Ex. Opening a bank account under the business name not yours.
Types of partnerships for GP
Term - a partnership for only asp certain time
At Will- partner can end partnership at any time
Formation of a general partnership
Partnership agreement
Partnership capital
Partnership property
Partners interest in property
Partnership agreement for a GP
Preferable but not required to enter in a written agreement
Partnership capital
Total money contributed to be used by partnership
Partnership property
Sum of assets, including property acquired by the partnership
Partners interest in partnership
Profit of surplus owned by each individual partner, transferred as gift or sale.
Duties among partners
Fiduciary duty
Duty of obedience
Duty of care
Duties among partners
Fiduciary duty
Duty of loyalty, good faith , and honesty
Duties among partners
Duty of obedience
To obey partnership agreements and business decisions made by partners
Duties among partners
Duty of care
Manage partnership without negligence, reckless conduct(coming to work drunk), intentional misconduct(sexual harassment) and violation of law(lying for client).
Rights among partners
Rights In Partnership property
Transferable interest in partnership
Management
Rights in partnership property
Right to use partnership property for partnership purposes
Transferable interest in partnership
Right to share your surplus or profit. May be transferred Ex. Will
Management
Every partner has equal right in management, unless otherwise agreed.
Enforcing rights
The rights you have in the partnership
Information - right to demand information
Legal actions - right to sue partnership or partners
Contracts of partnership
Personal liability
Each partner has joint and several, unlimited personal liability
Contracts of partnership
Personal liability
Joint and several liability
The partnership may be sued joint as a group or individually to each person
Contracts of partnership
Personal liability
Unlimited personal liability
Can be sued for everything you own.
Summary equation of a general partnership
General partnership = unlimited power + unlimited liability
Contracts of partnership
Implied or apparent authorities
Actual express authority - partner was actually told orally or writing to enter contracts
Actual implied authority - deduced or concluded that the person can make decisions under companies name
Contracts of partnership
Partnership by estoppel
A non-partner presents himself as a partner, they are responsible for incurred debt. Ex. Taking out a loan for a company that you are not part of.
Tort
Partnership is responsible of any tort committed by partners during ordinary course of business