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15 Pa.C.S. § 9317

Liability of associates

Known as the Professional Association Act

The act spans §§ 15-9301 to 15-9319 (19 sections).

(a) Joint and several liability.--All of the associates of an association are liable, jointly and severally, for:

(1) The torts of any agent or employee of the association committed while the agent or employee is acting within the ordinary course of operation of the association.

(2) The misapplication by any associate of any money or property of a third person if the money or property was received by the association in the ordinary course of its operation.

(b) Joint liability.--All of the associates of an association are liable, jointly, for all debts and legal obligations of the association other than those chargeable under subsection (a).

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