N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-36

Partnership defined

Known as the North Carolina Uniform Partnership Act

The act spans §§ 59–59 (46 sections).

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 200 N.C. App. 162 - Carcano v. JBSS, LLC (2009)

Most recently applied in Morris Int'l, Inc. v. Packer (October 2020)

1941, c. 374, s. 6.

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(a) A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit.

(b) But any association formed under any other statute of this State, or any statute adopted by authority, other than the authority of this State, is not a partnership under this Article, unless such association would have been a partnership in this State prior to the adoption of this Article; but this Article shall apply to limited partnerships except insofar as the statutes relating to such partnerships are inconsistent herewith.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.