(a)  When a partnership for a fixed term or particular undertaking is continued after the termination of the term or particular undertaking without any express agreement, the rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were at the termination, insofar as is consistent with a partnership at will.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-12-34

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

(b)  A continuation of the business by the partners or those of them who habitually acted in the partnership during the term, without any settlement or liquidation of the partnership affairs, is prima facie evidence of a continuation of the partnership.

History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 74, § 23.

§ 7-12-34. [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 74, § 23; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 123, § 1, effective January 1, 2023; repealed by P.L. 2022, ch. 124, § 1, effective January 1, 2023.