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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 288 (2026)

Partnership property

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 377, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 120, §1 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 543, §A1 (RP). PL 2005, c. 543, §A3 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2002 · leading case: Ackerman v. Hojnowski, 2002 ME 147 (Me. 2002).
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Ackerman v. Hojnowski, 2002 ME 147 (Me. 2002). · cites it 2× “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288(2)(B) & (C) (1996). There was ample support for the conclusion that the parties did not intend to contribute their residence to their business partnership.”
New England Herald Dev. Grp. v. Town of Falmouth, 521 A.2d 693 (Me. 1987). · cites it 2× “Illustratively, compare 31 M.R.S.A. §§ 288, 290 (1978), that treats property that comes to the co-owners as "partnership property” and can then only be transferred in the partnership name, thus having overtones of “entity” treatment, with section 295(1), that holds each partner…”
QAD Investors, Inc. v. Kelly, 2001 ME 116 (Me. 2001). “According to Kelly, the note was not binding on the partnership because it was not signed in the partnership name, nor was it executed in the ordinary course of business as required by the Uniform Partnership Act, 31 M.R.S.A. §§ 288 and 289 (1996). According to Kelly, he did not…”
Tang of the Sea, Inc. v. Bayley's Quality Seafoods, Inc., 1998 ME 264 (Me. 1998). “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288(2)(A) (1996) (defining partnership property as “[a]ll property originally brought into the partnership stock or subsequently acquired by purchase or otherwise,on account of the partnership”).”
Brooks Bros. v. Harris, 432 A.2d 750 (Me. 1981). “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288 (1978). . Exclusive of geographical references, defendants were named in the caption of the complaint as follows: Barry L.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 288(2)(A) — 1 case
Tang of the Sea, Inc. v. Bayley's Quality Seafoods, Inc., 1998 ME 264 (Me. 1998). “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288(2)(A) (1996) (defining partnership property as “[a]ll property originally brought into the partnership stock or subsequently acquired by purchase or otherwise,on account of the partnership”).”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 288(2)(B) — 1 case
Ackerman v. Hojnowski, 2002 ME 147 (Me. 2002). “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288(2)(B) & (C) (1996). There was ample support for the conclusion that the parties did not intend to contribute their residence to their business partnership.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 288(2)(C) — 1 case
Ackerman v. Hojnowski, 2002 ME 147 (Me. 2002). “See 31 M.R.S.A. § 288(2)(B) & (C) (1996). There was ample support for the conclusion that the parties did not intend to contribute their residence to their business partnership.”
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