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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-326 (2025)

Partnership liable for partner's actionable conduct

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(a) A partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with authority of the partnership.

(b) If, in the course of the partnership's business or while acting with authority of the partnership, a partner receives or causes the partnership to receive money or property of a person not a partner, and the money or property is misapplied by a partner, the partnership is liable for the loss.

(P.A. 95-341, S. 17, 58.)

History: P.A. 95-341 effective July 1, 1997.

To hold partnership liable for a fraud committed by one partner, the fraud must have been committed in the course of partnership business. 70 CA 427.

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Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2006 · leading case: Zielinski v. Kotsoris, 901 A.2d 1207 (Conn. 2006).
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Zielinski v. Kotsoris, 901 A.2d 1207 (Conn. 2006). · cites it 2× “”); General Statutes § 34-326 (a) (under Uniform Partnership Act, “partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of…”
Thompson v. Orcutt, 800 A.2d 530 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 2× “Because the defendants seek the application of the clean hands doctrine to deny relief to the business partner of the party whose fraudulent conduct is at issue, we refer to well established principles of partnership law concerning liability for a partner’s actionable conduct.…”
Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. v. Warm Valley Kennels, 110 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D. Conn. 1999). “Section 34-326(a), provides that [a] partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with…”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-326(a): 1 case
Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. v. Warm Valley Kennels, 110 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D. Conn. 1999). “Section 34-326(a), provides that [a] partnership is liable for loss or injury caused to a person, or for a penalty incurred, as a result of a wrongful act or omission, or other actionable conduct, of a partner acting in the ordinary course of business of the partnership or with…”
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