§ 8472. Power to bind and liability of person dissociated as partner.
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§ 8472. Power to bind and liability of person dissociated as partner.
(a)When partnership bound.-- After a person is dissociated as a partner without the dissociation resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business and before the partnership is merged or divided out of existence, converted or domesticated under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions), or dissolved, the partnership is bound by an act of the person only if:
(1)the act would have bound the partnership under section 8431 (relating to partner agent of partnership) before dissociation; and
(2)at the time the other party enters into the transaction:
(i)less than two years have passed since the dissociation; and
(ii)the other party does not know or have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a partner.
(b)Liability of person dissociated as partner.-- If a partnership is bound under subsection (a), the person dissociated as a partner which caused the partnership to be bound is liable:
(1)to the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from the obligation incurred under subsection (a); and
(2)if a partner or another person dissociated as a partner is liable for the obligation, to the partner or other person for any damage caused to the partner or other person arising from the liability.
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Cross References. Section 8472 is referred to in section 8471 of this title.
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