Section 449.46 - Registered limited liability partnership; liability of partner. - Michigan Statutes

UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 72 of 1917

449.46 Registered limited liability partnership; liability of partner.

Sec. 46.

(1) Except for a tax obligation of the partnership, a partner of a registered limited liability partnership is not liable directly or indirectly, including by way of indemnification, contribution, assessment, or otherwise, for debts, obligations, and liabilities of or chargeable to the partnership, whether in tort, contract, or otherwise, arising from negligence, wrongful acts, omissions, misconduct, or malpractice committed while the partnership is a registered limited liability partnership and in the course of the partnership business by another partner or an employee, agent, or representative of the partnership.

(2) This section shall not affect the liability of a partner in a registered limited liability partnership for the partner's own negligence, wrongful acts, omissions, misconduct, or malpractice or that of any person under the partner's direct supervision and control.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), a partner in a registered limited liability partnership is not a proper party to a proceeding by or against a registered limited liability partnership, the object of which is to recover damages or enforce the obligations arising out of the negligence, wrongful acts, omissions, misconduct, or malpractice as described in subsection (1).

History: Add. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994