(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who makes a contribution to a partnership and erroneously but in good faith believes that he has become a limited partner in the partnership is not a general partner in the partnership and is not bound by its obligations by reason of making the contribution, receiving distributions from the partnership or exercising any rights of a limited partner, if, within a reasonable time after ascertaining the mistake:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-2-303

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contribution: means any cash, property, services rendered or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes to a limited partnership in his capacity as a partner. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and is so named in the certificate of limited partnership or similar instrument under which the limited partnership is organized, if so required. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • 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, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Person: means a natural person, a foreign or domestic partnership (whether general or limited), trust, estate, association, corporation, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) In the case of a person who wishes to be a limited partner, he causes, if applicable, a certificate of amendment withdrawing him as a general partner to be executed and filed with the office of the secretary of state and has his interest as a limited partner properly recorded, in the limited partnership’s records as required by law and the partnership agreement;
(2) In the case of a person who wishes to withdraw from the partnership, he takes such action as may be necessary to withdraw.
(b) A person who makes a contribution under the circumstances described in subsection (a) is liable as a general partner to any third party who transacts business with the partnership prior to the occurrence of either of the events referred to in subsection (a):

(1) If such person knew or should have known either that no certificate has been filed or that the certificate inaccurately refers to him as a general partner; and
(2) If the third party actually believed in good faith that such person was a general partner at the time of the transaction, acted in reasonable reliance on such belief and extended credit to the partnership in reasonable reliance on the credit of such person.
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