Nevada Revised Statutes 87.420 – Rights of retiring or estate of deceased partner when business of partnership is continued
When any partner retires or dies, and the business is continued under any of the conditions set forth in subsections 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of NRS 87.410, or paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 87.380, without any settlement of accounts as between the retired or deceased partner or his or her estate and the person or partnership continuing the business, unless otherwise agreed, the retired or deceased partner or his or her legal representative as against such persons or partnership may have the value of the retired or deceased partner’s interest at the date of dissolution ascertained, and shall receive as an ordinary creditor an amount equal to the value of the retired or deceased partner’s interest in the dissolved partnership with interest, or, at the retired or deceased partner’s option or at the option of his or her legal representative, in lieu of interest, the profits attributable to the use of the retired or deceased partner’s right in the property of the dissolved partnership; provided that the creditors of the dissolved partnership as against the separate creditors, or the representative of the retired or deceased partner, shall have priority on any claim arising under this section as provided by subsection 8 of NRS 87.410.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 87.420
- 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: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.