Louisiana Civil Code 2838 – Name; designation as partnership in commendam.
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Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 2838
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
For the liability of a partner in commendam to be limited as to third parties, the partnership must have a name that appears in the contract of partnership; the name must include language that clearly identifies it as a partnership in commendam, such as language consisting of the words “limited partnership” or “partnership in commendam”; and the name must not imply that the partner in commendam is a general partner.
Acts 1980, No. 150, §1.