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MI Comp L § 449.15 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-III - Part III Relations of Partners to Persons Dealing With the Partnership. (449.9...449.17)|Section 449.15 - Partners; Joint and Severable Liability.

449.15 Partners; joint and severable liability. Sec. 15.  (Nature of partner's liability). Except as otherwise provided by section 46, all partners are liable for both of the following:  (a) Jointly and severally for everything chargeable to the partnership under sections 13 and 14.  (b) Jointly for all other debts and obligations of the partnership. However, a partner may enter into a separate obligation to perform a partnership contract. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9855 ;-- CL 1948, 449.15 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994
MI Comp L § 449.16 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-III - Part III Relations of Partners to Persons Dealing With the Partnership. (449.9...449.17)|Section 449.16 - Partnership by Estoppel; Liability.

449.16 Partnership by estoppel; liability. Sec. 16.  (Partner by estoppel).  (1) When a person, by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself, or consents to another representing him to any one, as a partner in an existing partnership or with 1 or more persons not actual partners, he is liable to any such person to whom such representation has been made, who has on the faith of such representation, given credit to the actual or apparent partnership, and if he has made such representation or consented to its being made in a public manner he is liable to such person, whether the representation has or has not been made or communicated to such person, so giving credit by or with the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or consenting to its being made;  (a) When a partnership liability results, he is liable as though he were an actual member of the partnership,  (b) When no partnership liability results, he is liable jointly with the other persons, if any, so consenting to the contract or representation as to incur liability, otherwise separately;  (2) When a person has been thus represented to be a partner in an existing partnership, or with 1 or more persons not actual partners, he is an agent of the persons consenting to such representation to bind them to the same extent and in the same manner as though he were a partner in fact, with respect to persons who rely upon the representation. Where all the members of the existing partnership consent to the representation, a partnership act or obligation results; but in all other cases it is the joint act or obligation of the person acting and the persons consenting to the representation. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9856 ;-- CL 1948, 449.16
MI Comp L § 449.17 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-III - Part III Relations of Partners to Persons Dealing With the Partnership. (449.9...449.17)|Section 449.17 - Incoming Partner; Liability.

449.17 Incoming partner; liability. Sec. 17.  (Liability of incoming partner). A person admitted as a partner into an existing partnership is liable for all the obligations of the partnership arising before his admission as though he had been a partner when such obligations were incurred, except that this liability shall be satisfied only out of partnership property. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9857 ;-- CL 1948, 449.17
MI Comp L § 449.18 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.18 - Rules for Determining Rights and Duties of Partners.

449.18 Rules for determining rights and duties of partners. Sec. 18.  (Rules determining rights and duties of partners). The rights and duties of the partners in relation to the partnership shall be determined, subject to any agreement between them, by all of the following rules:  (a) Each partner shall be repaid his or her contributions, whether by way of capital or advances to the partnership property and share equally in the profits and surplus remaining after all liabilities, including those to partners, are satisfied. Except as provided in section 46, each partner shall contribute towards the losses, whether of capital or otherwise, sustained by the partnership according to his or her share in the profits.  (b) The partnership shall indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by him or her in the ordinary and proper conduct of its business, or for the preservation of its business or property.  (c) A partner, who in aid of the partnership makes any payment or advance beyond the amount of capital which he or she agreed to contribute, shall be paid interest from the date of the payment or advance.  (d) A partner shall receive interest on the capital contributed by him or her from the date when repayment should be made.  (e) All partners have equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership business.  (f) A partner is not entitled to remuneration for acting in the partnership business, except that a surviving partner is entitled to reasonable compensation for his or her services in winding up the partnership affairs.  (g) A person cannot become a member of a partnership without the consent of all partners.  (h) Any difference arising as to ordinary matters connected with the partnership business may be decided by a majority of the partners. However, an act in contravention of any agreement between the partners may not be done rightfully without the consent of all the partners. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9858 ;-- CL 1948, 449.18 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994
MI Comp L § 449.19 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.19 - Partnership Books; Location, Accessibility.

449.19 Partnership books; location, accessibility. Sec. 19.  (Partnership books). The partnership books shall be kept, subject to any agreement between the partners, at the principal place of business of the partnership, and every partner shall at all times have access to and may inspect and copy any of them. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9859 ;-- CL 1948, 449.19
MI Comp L § 449.20 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.20 - Partner; Duty to Render Information.

449.20 Partner; duty to render information. Sec. 20.  (Duty of partners to render information). Partners shall render on demand true and full information of all things affecting the partnership to any partner or the legal representative of any deceased partner or partner under legal disability. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9860 ;-- CL 1948, 449.20
MI Comp L § 449.21 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.21 - Partner; Accountability as Fiduciary.

449.21 Partner; accountability as fiduciary. Sec. 21.  (Partner accountable as a fiduciary).  (1) Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction connected with the formation, conduct, or liquidation of the partnership or from any use by him of its property;  (2) This section applies also to the representatives of a deceased partner engaged in the liquidation of the affairs of the partnership as the personal representatives of the last surviving partner. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9861 ;-- CL 1948, 449.21
MI Comp L § 449.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.22 - Partner; Right to Formal Account.

449.22 Partner; right to formal account. Sec. 22.  (Right to an account). 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 copartners,  (b) If the right exists under the terms of any agreement,  (c) As provided by section 21,  (d) Whenever other circumstances render it just and reasonable. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9862 ;-- CL 1948, 449.22
MI Comp L § 449.23 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-IV - Part IV Relations of Partners to One Another. (449.18...449.23)|Section 449.23 - Partnership; Continuation Beyond Fixed Term.

449.23 Partnership; continuation beyond fixed term. Sec. 23.  (Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term).  (1) When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the termination of such term or particular undertaking without any express agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at such termination, so far as is consistent with a partnership at will.  (2) A continuation of the business by the partners or such of them as habitually acted therein during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership affairs, is prima facie evidence of a continuation of the partnership. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9863 ;-- CL 1948, 449.23
MI Comp L § 449.24 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-V - Part V Property Rights of a Partner. (449.24...449.28)|Section 449.24 - Partner; Extent of Property Rights.

449.24 Partner; extent of property rights. Sec. 24.  (Extent of property rights of a partner). The property rights of a partner are (1) his rights in specific partnership property, (2) his interest in the partnership, and (3) his right to participate in the management. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9864 ;-- CL 1948, 449.24
MI Comp L § 449.25 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-V - Part V Property Rights of a Partner. (449.24...449.28)|Section 449.25 - Partner; Rights in Specific Partnership Property.

449.25 Partner; rights in specific partnership property. Sec. 25.  (Nature of a partner's right in specific partnership property).  (1) A partner is a co-owner with his partners of specific partnership property holding as a tenant in partnership;  (2) The incidents of this tenancy are such that:  (a) A partner, subject to the provisions of this act and to any agreement between the partners, has an equal right with his partners to possess specific partnership property for partnership purposes; but he has no right to possess such property for any other purpose without the consent of his partners,  (b) A partner's right in specific partnership property is not assignable except in connection with the assignment of the rights of all the partners in the same property,  (c) A partner's right in specific partnership property is not subject to attachment or execution, except on a claim against the partnership. When partnership property is attached for a partnership debt, the partners, or any of them, or the representatives of a deceased partner, cannot claim any right under the homestead or exemption laws,  (d) On the death of a partner his right in specific partnership property vests in the surviving partner or partners, except where the deceased was the last surviving partner, when his right in such property vests in his legal representative. Such surviving partner or partners, or the legal representative of the last surviving partner, has no right to possess the partnership property for any but a partnership purpose,  (e) A partner's right in specific partnership property is not subject to dower, curtesy, or allowances to widows, heirs, or next of kin. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9865 ;-- CL 1948, 449.25
MI Comp L § 449.26 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-V - Part V Property Rights of a Partner. (449.24...449.28)|Section 449.26 - Partner; Interest in Partnership as Personal Property.

449.26 Partner; interest in partnership as personal property. Sec. 26.  (Nature of partner's interest in the partnership).  A partner's interest in the partnership is his share of the profits and surplus, and the same is personal property. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9866 ;-- CL 1948, 449.26
MI Comp L § 449.27 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-V - Part V Property Rights of a Partner. (449.24...449.28)|Section 449.27 - Partner's Interest; Assignment, Effect.

449.27 Partner's interest; assignment, effect. Sec. 27.  (Assignment of partner's interest).  (1) A conveyance by a partner of his interest in the partnership does not of itself dissolve the partnership, nor, as against the other partners in the absence of agreement, entitle the assignee, during the continuance of the partnership, to interfere in the management or administration of the partnership business or affairs, or to require any information or account of partnership transactions, or to inspect the partnership books; but it merely entitles the assignee to receive in accordance with his contract the profits to which the assigning partner would otherwise be entitled;  (2) In case of a dissolution of the partnership, the assignee is entitled to receive his assignor's interest and may require an account from the date only of the last account agreed to by all the partners. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9867 ;-- CL 1948, 449.27
MI Comp L § 449.28 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-V - Part V Property Rights of a Partner. (449.24...449.28)|Section 449.28 - Partner's Interest; Subject to Charging Order.

449.28 Partner's interest; subject to charging order. Sec. 28.  (Partner's interest subject to charging order).  (1) On due application to a competent court by any judgment creditor of a partner, the court which entered the judgment, order, or decree, or any other court, may charge the interest of the debtor partner with payment of the unsatisfied amount of such judgment debt with interest thereon; and may then or later appoint a receiver of his share of the profits, and of any other money due or to fall due to him in respect of the partnership, and make all other orders, directions, accounts and inquiries which the debtor partner might have made, or which the circumstances of the case may require;  (2) The interest charged may be redeemed at any time before foreclosure or in case of a sale being directed by the court may be purchased without thereby causing a dissolution:  (a) With separate property, by any 1 or more of the partners, or  (b) With partnership property, by any 1 or more of the partners with the consent of all the partners whose interests are not so charged or sold;  (3) Nothing in this act shall be held to deprive a partner of his right, if any, under the exemption laws, as regards his interest in the partnership. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9868 ;-- CL 1948, 449.28
MI Comp L § 449.29 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.29 - Dissolution of Partnership; Definition.

449.29 Dissolution of partnership; definition. Sec. 29.  (Dissolution defined). The dissolution of a partnership is the change in the relation of the partners caused by any partner ceasing to be associated in the carrying on as distinguished from the winding up of the business. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9869 ;-- CL 1948, 449.29
MI Comp L § 449.30 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.30 - Dissolution; Partnership Not Terminated.

449.30 Dissolution; partnership not terminated. Sec. 30.  (Partnership not terminated by dissolution). On dissolution the partnership is not terminated, but continues until the winding up of partnership affairs is completed. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9870 ;-- CL 1948, 449.30
MI Comp L § 449.31 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.31 - Dissolution; Causes.

449.31 Dissolution; causes. Sec. 31.  (Causes of dissolution). Dissolution is caused:  (1) Without violation of the agreement between the partners:  (a) By the termination of the definite term or particular undertaking specified in the agreement,  (b) By the express will of any partner when no definite term or particular undertaking is specified,  (c) By the express will of all the partners who have not assigned their interests or suffered them to be charged for their separate debts, either before or after the termination of any specified term or particular undertaking,  (d) By the expulsion of any partner from the business bona fide in accordance with such power conferred by the agreement between the partners;  (2) In contravention of the agreement between the partners, where the circumstances do not permit a dissolution under any other provision of this section, by the express will of any partner at any time;  (3) By any event which makes it unlawful for the business of the partnership to be carried on or for the members to carry it on in partnership;  (4) By the death of any partner;  (5) By the bankruptcy of any partner or the partnership;  (6) By decree of court under section 32. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9871 ;-- CL 1948, 449.31
MI Comp L § 449.32 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.32 - Dissolution; Decree of Court.

449.32 Dissolution; decree of court. Sec. 32.  (Dissolution by decree of court).  (1) On application by or for a partner the court shall decree a dissolution whenever:  (a) A partner has been declared a lunatic in any judicial proceeding or is shown to be of unsound mind,  (b) A partner becomes in any other way incapable of performing his part of the partnership contract,  (c) A partner has been guilty of such conduct as tends to effect prejudicially the carrying on of the business,  (d) A partner wilfully or persistently commits a breach of the partnership agreement, or otherwise so conducts himself in matters relating to the partnership business that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with him,  (e) The business of the partnership can only be carried on at a loss,  (f) Other circumstances render a dissolution equitable;  (2) On the application of the purchaser of a partner's interest under sections 28 or 29:  (a) After the termination of the specified term or particular undertaking,  (b) At any time if the partnership was a partnership at will when the interest was assigned or when the charging order was issued. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9872 ;-- CL 1948, 449.32
MI Comp L § 449.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.33 - Dissolution; Effect as to Authority of Partner.

449.33 Dissolution; effect as to authority of partner. Sec. 33.  (General effect of dissolution on authority of partner). Except so far as may be necessary to wind up partnership affairs or to complete transactions begun but not then finished, dissolution terminates all authority of any partner to act for the partnership:  (1) With respect to the partners:  (a) When the dissolution is not by the act, bankruptcy or death of a partner, or  (b) When the dissolution is by such act, bankruptcy or death of a partner, in cases where section 34 so requires;  (2) With respect to persons not partners, as declared in section 35. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9873 ;-- CL 1948, 449.33
MI Comp L § 449.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.34 - Dissolution; Liability of Partner.

449.34 Dissolution; liability of partner. Sec. 34.  (Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution). Except as otherwise provided by section 46, if dissolution is caused by the act, death, or bankruptcy of a partner, each partner is liable to his or her copartners for his or her share of any liability created by any partner acting for the partnership as if the partnership had not been dissolved unless this dissolution is caused by 1 of the following:  (a) The dissolution being by act of any partner and the partner acting for the partnership had knowledge of the dissolution.  (b) The dissolution being by the death or bankruptcy of a partner and the partner acting for the partnership had knowledge or notice of the death or bankruptcy. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9874 ;-- CL 1948, 449.34 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994
MI Comp L § 449.36 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 449 - Partnerships|Act 72 of 1917 - Uniform Partnership Act (449.1 - 449.48)|72-1917-VI - Part VI Dissolution and Winding Up. (449.29...449.48)|Section 449.36 - Dissolution; Effect as to Partner's Existing Liability.

449.36 Dissolution; effect as to partner's existing liability. Sec. 36.  (Effect of dissolution on partner's existing liability).  (1) The dissolution of the partnership does not discharge the existing liability of any partner.  (2) A partner is discharged from existing liability upon dissolution of the partnership by an agreement to that effect between the partner, the partnership creditor, and the person or partnership continuing the business. An agreement may be inferred from the course of dealing between the creditor having knowledge of the dissolution and the person or partnership continuing the business.  (3) If a person agrees to assume the existing obligations of a dissolved partnership, the partners whose obligations have been assumed shall be discharged from liability to any creditor of the partnership who, knowing of the agreement, consents to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the obligations.  (4) Except as provided in section 46, the individual property of a deceased partner shall be liable for those obligations of the partnership incurred while he or she was a partner but subject to the prior payment of his or her separate debts. History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9876 ;-- CL 1948, 449.36 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994