Where, by any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners, loss or injury is caused to any person, not being a partner in the partnership, or any penalty is incurred, the partnership is liable therefor to the same extent as the partner so acting or omitting to act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-43
Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act
Known as the North Carolina Uniform Partnership Act
The act spans §§ 59–59 (46 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 97 N.C. App. 236 - Heath v. Craighill, Rendleman, Ingle & Blythe, P.A. (1990)
Most recently applied in 192 N.C. App. 467 - Goodman v. Holmes & McLaurin Attorneys at Law (September 2008)
1941, c. 374, s. 13.
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.