C.R.S. Section 7-60-116
Liability of purported partner

(1)

If a person, by words or conduct, purports to be a partner or consents to being represented by another as a partner, in a partnership or with one or more persons not partners, the purported partner is liable to a person to whom the representation is made, if that person, relying on the representation, enters into a transaction with the actual or purported partnership. If the representation, either by the purported partner or by a person with the purported partner’s consent, is made in a public manner, the purported partner is liable to a person who relies upon the purported partnership even if the purported partner is not aware of being held out as a partner to the claimant. If a partnership obligation results, the purported partner is liable with respect to that obligation as if the purported partner were a partner in the partnership, and, if the partnership is a limited liability partnership, the purported partner’s liability is subject to section 7-60-115 (2) as if the purported partner were a partner in the limited liability partnership. If no partnership obligation results, the purported partner is liable with respect to that liability jointly and severally with any other person consenting to the representation.

(2)

When a partnership liability results, such person is liable as though the person were an actual member of the partnership; except that, in the case of a limited liability partnership, the person’s liability is subject to section 7-60-115 (2).

(3)

When no partnership liability results, such person is liable jointly with the other persons, if any, so consenting to the contract or representation as to incur liability, otherwise separately.

(4)

When a person has been thus represented to be a partner in an existing partnership or with one or more persons not actual partners, the purported partner is an agent of the persons consenting to such representation to bind them to the same extent and in the same manner as though the purported partner 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.

Source: Section 7-60-116 — Liability of purported partner, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-07.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

7‑60‑101
Short title 7‑60‑102
Definitions 7‑60‑103
Knowledge and notice 7‑60‑104
Rules of construction 7‑60‑105
Rules for cases not covered 7‑60‑106
Partnership defined 7‑60‑107
Partnership determined - how 7‑60‑108
Partnership property 7‑60‑109
Partner agent of partnership 7‑60‑110
Conveyance of real property 7‑60‑111
Admission of partner binds partnership 7‑60‑112
Notice to partner - effect 7‑60‑113
Partner’s wrongful acts - liability 7‑60‑114
Partner’s breach of trust - liability 7‑60‑115
Nature of partner’s liability 7‑60‑116
Liability of purported partner 7‑60‑117
Liability of incoming partner 7‑60‑118
Rights and duties of partners 7‑60‑119
Partnership books 7‑60‑120
Duty to render information 7‑60‑121
Accountable as a fiduciary 7‑60‑122
Right to an account 7‑60‑123
Rights and duties beyond term 7‑60‑124
Property rights of a partner 7‑60‑125
Right in specific property 7‑60‑126
Nature of partner’s interest 7‑60‑127
Assignment of partner’s interest 7‑60‑128
Interest subject to charging order 7‑60‑129
Dissolution defined 7‑60‑130
Dissolution is not termination 7‑60‑131
Causes of dissolution 7‑60‑132
Dissolution by decree of court 7‑60‑133
General effect of dissolution 7‑60‑134
Right of partner to contribution 7‑60‑135
Power of partner to bind partnership after dissolution 7‑60‑136
Effect of dissolution on existing liability 7‑60‑137
Right to wind up 7‑60‑138
Application of partnership property 7‑60‑139
Rights dissolved for fraud 7‑60‑140
Rules for distribution 7‑60‑141
Liability of persons continuing business 7‑60‑142
Rights of retiring partner 7‑60‑143
Accrual of actions 7‑60‑144
Registration of partnerships 7‑60‑144.5
Statement of partnership authority or statement of denial 7‑60‑146
Limitations on distribution from limited liability partnerships 7‑60‑149
Limited liability partnership periodic reports 7‑60‑152.5
Registered agent - service of process 7‑60‑153
Application of corporation case law to set aside limited liability 7‑60‑154
Scope of article - choice of law - application to professions and occupations
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 7-60-116’s source at colorado​.gov