Florida Statutes 620.2003 – Proper plaintiff
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 620.2003
- 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.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
A derivative action may be maintained only by a person that is a partner at the time the action is commenced and:
(1) Was a partner when the conduct giving rise to the action occurred; or
(2) Whose status as a partner devolved upon the person by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person that was a partner at the time of the conduct.