Vermont § 3221 - Partner agent of partnership Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under section 3223 of this title: (1) Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business
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§ 3221. Partner agent of partnership Subject to the effect of a statement of partnership authority under section 3223 of this title: (1) Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business
- . An act
of a partner, including the execution of an instrument in the partnership name, for
apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business
of the kind carried on by the partnership binds the partnership, unless the partner
had no authority to act for the partnership in the particular matter and the person
with whom the partner was dealing knew or had received a notification that the partner
lacked authority. (2) An act of a partner which is not apparently for carrying on in the ordinary course
the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership binds
the partnership only if the act was authorized by the other partners. (Added 1997, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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