Except as provided otherwise in section four, article ten of this chapter, the law of the jurisdiction in which a partnership has its chief executive office, governs the relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 47B-1-6

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.