Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, § 37 (2026)

Right to wind up partnership affairs

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Section 37. Unless otherwise agreed the partners who have not wrongfully dissolved the partnership or the legal representative of the last surviving partner, not bankrupt, has the right to wind up the partnership affairs; provided, that any partner, his legal representative, or his assignee, upon cause shown, may obtain winding up by the court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1989–2017 · 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). · cites it 6× “Mass.Gen.L. ch. 108A, § 37.”). “In giving a partner’s bankruptcy filing the automatic effect of partnership dissolution, and in denying the debtor partner the right to control the wind up process, the drafters of the Uniform Partnership Act clearly contemplated that its…”

Karter v. Pleasant View Gardens, Inc., 248 F. Supp. 3d 299 (D. Mass. 2017). “2012) (quoting Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, § 37). “Each partner’s right to ‘wind up’ includes ‘the right to an account of his interest’ in the partnership .”

Normandin v. Normandin (In Re Normandin), 106 B.R. 14 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1989). · cites it 2× “Mass.Gen.L. ch. 108A, §§ 37, 38 (Law.Co-op.”

Brown v. Hallisey, 18 Mass. L. Rptr. 675 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2004). “G.L.c. 108A, §37. Hallisey’s claims of abuse of process, unfair business practices and waste by Brown and Trainor were not established at trial.”

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