Utah Code 48-2e-604. Power to dissociate as general partner — Wrongful dissociation
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(1) A person has the power to dissociate as a general partner at any time, rightfully or wrongfully, by withdrawing as a general partner by express will under Subsection 48-2e-603(1).
Terms Used In Utah Code 48-2e-604
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- General partner: means a person that:(8)(a) has become a general partner under Section 48-2e-401 or was a general partner in a limited partnership when the limited partnership became subject to this chapter under Section 48-2e-1205; and(8)(b) has not dissociated as a general partner under Section 48-2e-603. See Utah Code 48-2e-102
- Limited partnership: means an entity formed under this chapter or which becomes subject to this chapter under Part 11, Merger, Interest Exchange, Conversion, and Domestication, or Section 48-2e-1205. See Utah Code 48-2e-102
- 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 Utah Code 48-2e-102
- 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 an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 48-2e-102
(2) A person’s dissociation as a general partner is wrongful only if the dissociation:(2)(a) is in breach of an express provision of the partnership agreement; or(2)(b) occurs before the completion of the winding up of the limited partnership, and:(2)(b)(i) the person withdraws as a general partner by express will;(2)(b)(ii) the person is expelled as a general partner by judicial order under Subsection 48-2e-603(5);(2)(b)(iii) the person is dissociated as a general partner under Subsection 48-2e-603(7); or(2)(b)(iv) in the case of a person that is not a trust other than a business trust, an estate, or an individual, the person is expelled or otherwise dissociated as a general partner because it willfully dissolved or terminated.(3) A person that wrongfully dissociates as a general partner is liable to the limited partnership and, subject to Section 48-2e-1001, to the other partners for damages caused by the dissociation. The liability is in addition to any debt, obligation, or other liability of the general partner to the limited partnership or the other partners.