North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Uniform Partnership Act.
§ 59-43 - Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act.

59-43. Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act.
Where, by any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners, loss or injury is caused to any person, not being a partner in the partnership, or any penalty is incurred, the partnership is liable therefor to the same extent as the partner so acting or omitting to act. (1941, c. 374, s. 13.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 59 - Partnership

Article 2 - Uniform Partnership Act.

§ 59-31 - North Carolina Uniform Partnership Act.

§ 59-32 - Definition of terms.

§ 59-33 - Interpretation of knowledge and notice.

§ 59-34 - Rules of construction.

§ 59-35 - Rules for cases not provided for in this Act.

§ 59-35.1 - Filing of documents.

§ 59-35.2 - Filing, service, and copying fees.

§ 59-36 - Partnership defined.

§ 59-37 - Rules for determining the existence of a partnership.

§ 59-38 - Partnership property.

§ 59-39 - Partner agent of partnership as to partnership business.

§ 59-39.1 - Act, admission or acknowledgment by partner.

§ 59-40 - Conveyance of real property of the partnership.

§ 59-41 - Partnership bound by admission of partner.

§ 59-42 - Partnership charged with knowledge of or notice to partner.

§ 59-43 - Partnership bound by partner's wrongful act.

§ 59-44 - Partnership bound by partner's breach of trust.

§ 59-45 - Nature of partner's liability in ordinary partnerships and in registered limited liability partnerships.

§ 59-46 - Partner by estoppel.

§ 59-47 - Liability of incoming partner.

§ 59-48 - Rules determining rights and duties of partners.

§ 59-49 - Partnership books.

§ 59-50 - Duty of partners to render information.

§ 59-51 - Partner accountable as a fiduciary.

§ 59-52 - Right to an account.

§ 59-53 - Continuation of partnership beyond fixed term.

§ 59-54 - Extent of property rights of a partner.

§ 59-55 - Nature of a partner's right in specific partnership property.

§ 59-56 - Nature of partner's interest in the partnership.

§ 59-57 - Assignment of partner's interest.

§ 59-58 - Partner's interest subject to charging order.

§ 59-59 - Dissolution defined.

§ 59-60 - Partnership not terminated by dissolution.

§ 59-61 - Causes of dissolution.

§ 59-62 - Dissolution by decree of court.

§ 59-63 - General effect of dissolution on authority of partner.

§ 59-64 - Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution.

§ 59-65 - Power of partner to bind partnership to third persons after dissolution; publication of notice of dissolution.

§ 59-66 - Effect of dissolution on partner's existing liability.

§ 59-67 - Right to wind up.

§ 59-68 - Rights of partners to application of partnership property.

§ 59-69 - Rights where partnership is dissolved for fraud or misrepresentation.

§ 59-70 - Rules for distribution.

§ 59-71 - Liability of persons continuing the business in certain cases.

§ 59-72 - Rights of retiring partner or estate of deceased partner when the business is continued.

§ 59-73 - Accrual of actions.