35-12-1211. Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution. (1) A limited partnership is bound by a general partner’s act after dissolution that:

Terms Used In Montana Code 35-12-1211

  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(a)is appropriate for winding up the limited partnership’s activities; or

(b)would have bound the limited partnership under 35-12-806 before dissolution if, at the time the other party enters into the transaction, the other party does not have notice of the dissolution.

(2)A person dissociated as a general partner binds a limited partnership through an act occurring after dissolution if:

(a)at the time the other party enters into the transaction:

(i)less than 2 years has passed since the dissociation; and

(ii)the other party does not have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner; and

(b)the act:

(i)is appropriate for winding up the limited partnership’s activities; or

(ii)would have bound the limited partnership under 35-12-806 before dissolution and at the time the other party enters into the transaction the other party does not have notice of the dissolution.