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4.20 Partnership—Existence of Partnership in Issue—Effect

4.20 Partnership—Existence of Partnership in Issue—Effect

            The defendant [name of acting partner] and the defendants [names of nonacting partners] are sued as partners.

            It is denied that any partnership existed.

            If you find that [name of acting partner] and [names of nonacting partners] were partners and that [acting partner] was acting within the scope of the partnership business, and if you find against [acting partner], then you must find against [both] [all] defendants.

            If you find against [name of acting partner], but you either find there was no partnership or that [name of acting partner] was not acting within the scope of the partnership business, then, in either case, you must find for the defendants [names of nonacting partners].

            If you find for [acting partner], then you must find for [both] [all] of the defendants.

File: 
File 4.20_civil_2017.wpd [1]

Source URL: https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/node/692

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[1] https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/WPD/4.20_civil_2017.wpd