South Carolina Code 33-41-510. Rules determining rights and duties of partners as to partnership
(1) each partner shall be repaid his contributions, whether by way of capital or advances to the partnership property, and share equally in the profits and surplus remaining after all liabilities, including those to partners, are satisfied. Except as provided in § 33-41-370(B), each partner shall contribute toward the losses, whether of capital or otherwise, sustained by the partnership according to his share in the profits;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-41-510
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- 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.
(2) The partnership must indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by him in the ordinary and proper conduct of its business or for the preservation of its business or property;
(3) A partner who in aid of the partnership makes any payment or advance beyond the amount of capital which he agreed to contribute shall be paid interest from the date of the payment or advance;
(4) A partner shall receive interest on the capital contributed by him only from the date when repayment should be made;
(5) All partners have equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership business;
(6) No partner is entitled to remuneration for acting in the partnership business, except that a surviving partner is entitled to reasonable compensation for his services in winding up the affairs;
(7) No person can become a member of a partnership without the consent of all the partners; and
(8) Any difference arising as to ordinary matters connected with the partnership business may be decided by a majority of the partners; but no act in contravention of any agreement between the partners may be done rightfully without the consent of all the partners.