TITLE 14
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
9A. Limited Partnerships, 14-9A-1 through 14-9A-130.
ARTICLE 1
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS FORMED SINCE FEBRUARY 15, 1952
14-9A-22. Use of surname of limited partner in partnership name; liability of limited partner if surname improperly used.
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The surname of a limited partner shall not appear in the partnership name, unless:
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It is also the surname of a general partner; or
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Prior to the time when the limited partner became such, the business had been carried on under a name in which his surname appeared.
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A limited partner whose name appears in a partnership name contrary to subsection (a) of this Code section is liable as a general partner to partnership creditors who extend credit to the partnership without actual knowledge that he is not a general partner.
(Ga. L. 1952, p. 375, § 5; Code 1981, §14-9-22; Code 1981, §14-9A-22, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.)
Cross references.
- Registration of partnership name which does not disclose individual ownership of trade, business, or profession carried on under such name,
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10-1-490 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 59A Am. Jur. 2d, Partnership,
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59 et seq., 778.
C.J.S.
- 68 C.J.S., Partnership,
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562.
U.L.A.
- Uniform Limited Partnership Act (U.L.A.)
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5.
