Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, § 19 (2026)

Partnership books; right of inspection

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Section 19. The partnership books shall be kept, subject to any agreement between the partners, at the principal place of business of the partnership, and every partner shall at all times have access to and may inspect and copy any of them.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2013 · leading case: Nickless v. Aaronson (In re Katz), 341 B.R. 123 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2006).

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Nickless v. Aaronson (In re Katz), 341 B.R. 123 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2006). “M.G.L. c. 108A, § 19 also gives him the right of inspection.”

Choo v. Stoltmann, 4 Mass. L. Rptr. 95 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, under G.L.c. 108A, §§19, 22, Dr. Choo is entitled to a formal account as to partnership affairs whenever circumstances render it just and reasonable and he shall at all times have access to and may inspect and copy any of the partnership books.”

Bernstein v. Pritsker, 30 Mass. L. Rptr. 636 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2013). “While the parties here elected to organize in the corporate form, the difference in the nature of a close corporation from a publicly traded corporation demands a more expansive application of the standards of §16.02. A shareholder on the outside of a close corporation has…”

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