(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a limited partner does not have any duty to the limited partnership or to any other partner solely by reason of being a limited partner.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-9A-3.05

  • LIMITED PARTNER: means :
    (A) with respect to a limited partnership, a person that:
    (i) is admitted as a limited partner under Section 10A-9A-3. See Alabama Code 10A-9A-1.02
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Alabama Code 10A-9A-1.02
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT: means any agreement (whether referred to as a partnership agreement or otherwise), written, oral or implied, of the partners as to the activities and affairs of a limited partnership. See Alabama Code 10A-9A-1.02
(b) A limited partner shall discharge the duties to the limited partnership and the other partners under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights under this chapter or the partnership agreement consistently with the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(c) A limited partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this chapter or under the partnership agreement merely because the limited partner’s conduct furthers the limited partner’s own interest.
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