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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 1033

Partnership liable for partner's actionable conduct

PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).

1. Partnership liable for loss, injury or penalty. A partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with authority of the partnership.

2. Partnership liable for misapplication. If, in the course of the partnership's business or while acting with authority of the partnership, a partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a partner, the partnership is liable for the loss.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.