Massachusetts Statutes

§ 18 — Rights and duties of partners

Massachusetts·Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT·Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE·Ch. 108A PARTNERSHIPS

Section 18. The rights and duties of the partners in relation to the partnership shall be determined, subject to any agreement between them, by the following rules:

(a)Each partner shall be repaid his contributions, whether by way of capital or advances to the partnership property, and share equally in the profits and surplus remaining after all liabilities, including those to partners, are satisfied; and except as provided in section fifteen, each partner must contribute towards the losses, whether of capital or otherwise, sustained by the partnership according to his share in the profits.
(b)The partnership must indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by him in the ordinary and proper conduct of its business, or for the preservatio

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