59-46. Partner by estoppel.
(a) When a person, by words spoken or written, by conduct, or by contract, represents himself, or consents to another representing him to anyone, as a partner in an existing partnership or with one or more persons not actual partners, he is liable to any such person to whom such representation has been made, who has, on the faith of such representation, given credit to the actual or apparent partnership, and if he has made such representation or consented to its being made in a public manner, he is liable to such person, whether the representation has or has not been made or communicated to such person so giving credit by or with the knowledge of the apparent partner making the representation or consenting to its being made.
(1) When a partnership liability results, he is liable as though he were an actual member of the partnership.
(2) When no partnership liability results, he is liable jointly with the other persons, if any, so consenting to the contract or representation as to incur liability, otherwise separately.
(b) When a person has been thus represented to be a partner in an existing partnership, or with one or more persons not actual partners, he is an agent of the persons consenting to such representation to bind them to the same extent and in the same manner as though he were a partner in fact, with respect to persons who rely upon the representation. Where all the members of the existing partnership consent to the representation, a partnership act or obligation results; but in all other cases it is the joint act or obligation of the person acting and the persons consenting to the representation. (1941, c. 374, s. 16; 1975, c. 732.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
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.
§ 59-46 - Partner by estoppel.
§ 59-47 - Liability of incoming partner.
§ 59-48 - Rules determining rights and duties of partners.
§ 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.
§ 59-66 - Effect of dissolution on partner's existing liability.
§ 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.