Effective - 28 Aug 2003
358.150. Nature of partner's liability. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, all partners are liable jointly and severally for everything chargeable to the partnership pursuant to sections 358.130 and 358.140, and for all other debts and obligations of the partnership. Any partner may enter into a separate obligation to perform a partnership contract.
2. Subject to subsection 3 of this section, no partner in a registered limited liability partnership shall be liable or accountable, directly or indirectly, including by way of indemnification, contribution, assessment or otherwise, for any debts, obligations and liabilities of, or chargeable to, the partnership or each other, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, which are incurred, created or assumed by such partnership while the partnership is a registered limited liability partnership.
3. Subsection 2 of this section shall not affect the liability of a partner in a registered limited liability partnership for the partner's own negligence, wrongful acts, omissions, misconduct or malpractice or the partner's liability for any taxes or fees administered by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 143, 144 or 301, and any liabilities owed as determined by the division of employment security, pursuant to chapter 288, and any local taxes provided for in section 32.087.
4. A partner is not a proper party to a proceeding by or against a registered limited liability partnership, the object of which is to recover damages or enforce obligations arising out of acts, omissions, malpractice or misconduct of the type described in subsection 2 of this section, unless the partner is personally liable pursuant to subsection 1 or 3 of this section.
5. A registered limited liability partnership may sue and be sued in its own name.
6. Venue of claims against registered limited liability partnerships shall be controlled pursuant to section 508.010 and, for purposes of venue, a registered limited liability partnership shall be deemed to be a citizen and resident of the county in which it has any office or agent for the transaction of its usual and customary business activities or in which its registered office or registered agent is located.
7. Service of process upon a registered limited liability partnership may be had by delivering a copy of the summons and petition to the partnership's registered agent, a partner, managing or general agent or by leaving the copies at any business office of the registered limited liability partnership with the person having charge thereof.
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(L. 1949 p. 506 § 15, A.L. 1961 p. 259, A.L. 1995 H.B. 558, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1368, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170, A.L. 2003 S.B. 394)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Suits on joint assumptions of copartners, 431.140
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 358 - Uniform Partnership Law
Section 358.010 - Name of law.
Section 358.020 - Definitions.
Section 358.030 - Interpretation of knowledge and notice.
Section 358.040 - Rules of construction.
Section 358.050 - Rules for cases not provided for in this law.
Section 358.060 - Partnership defined.
Section 358.065 - Partnerships to register fictitious names, procedure.
Section 358.070 - Rules for determining the existence of a partnership.
Section 358.080 - Partnership property.
Section 358.090 - Partner agent of partnership as to partnership business.
Section 358.100 - Conveyance of real property of the partnership.
Section 358.110 - Partnership bound by admission of partner.
Section 358.120 - Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner.
Section 358.130 - Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act.
Section 358.140 - Partnership bound by partner's breach of trust.
Section 358.150 - Nature of partner's liability.
Section 358.160 - Partner by estoppel.
Section 358.170 - Liability of incoming partner.
Section 358.180 - Rules determining rights and duties of partners.
Section 358.190 - Partnership books.
Section 358.200 - Duty of partners to render information.
Section 358.210 - Partner accountable as a fiduciary.
Section 358.220 - Right to an account.
Section 358.230 - Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term.
Section 358.240 - Extent of property rights of a partner.
Section 358.250 - Nature of a partner's right in specific partnership property.
Section 358.260 - Nature of partner's interest in the partnership.
Section 358.270 - Assignment of partner's interest.
Section 358.280 - Partner's interest subject to charging order.
Section 358.290 - Dissolution defined.
Section 358.300 - Partnership not terminated by dissolution.
Section 358.310 - Causes of dissolution.
Section 358.320 - Dissolution by decree of court.
Section 358.330 - General effect of dissolution on authority of partner.
Section 358.340 - Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution.
Section 358.350 - Power of partner to bind partnership to third persons after dissolution.
Section 358.360 - Effect of dissolution of partner's existing liability.
Section 358.370 - Right to wind up.
Section 358.371 - Disposal of claims, notice of dissolution.
Section 358.380 - Rights of partners to application of partnership property.
Section 358.390 - Rights where partnership is dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation.
Section 358.400 - Rules for distribution.
Section 358.410 - Liability of persons continuing the business in certain cases.
Section 358.420 - Rights of retiring or estate of deceased partner when the business is continued.
Section 358.430 - Accrual of actions.
Section 358.520 - Merger or consolidation of a domestic general partnership, authorization.