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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 289 (2026)

Partner agent of partnership as to partnership business

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 377, §1 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 543, §A1 (RP). PL 2005, c. 543, §A3 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1982–2001 · leading case: QAD Investors, Inc. v. Kelly, 2001 ME 116 (Me. 2001).
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QAD Investors, Inc. v. Kelly, 2001 ME 116 (Me. 2001). “31 M.R.S.A. § 289. “As is made clear by the use of the adverb apparently, the partner need not be engaged in the actual business of the partnership; his acts need only be apparently within the scope of the partnership business.”
Hartford Fin. Sys., Inc. v. Florida Software Servs., Inc., 550 F. Supp. 1079 (D. Me. 1982). “The Uniform Partnership Act, section 9(3)(e) [31 M.R.S.A. § 289(5)], provides that “unless authorized by the other partner or unless they have abandoned the business, one or more but less than all the partners have no authority to .”
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Hartford Fin. Sys., Inc. v. Florida Software Servs., Inc., 550 F. Supp. 1079 (D. Me. 1982). “The Uniform Partnership Act, section 9(3)(e) [31 M.R.S.A. § 289(5)], provides that “unless authorized by the other partner or unless they have abandoned the business, one or more but less than all the partners have no authority to .”
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