Delaware Code § 6-15-409

Reliance on reports and information by partner or liquidating trustee
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(a) A liquidating trustee of a partnership (including a limited liability partnership) shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the partnership and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented by a partner of the partnership, an
officer or employee of the partnership, another liquidating trustee, or committees of the partnership or partners, or by any other person
as to matters the liquidating trustee reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence, including
information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the partnership, or the value
and amount of assets or reserves or contracts, agreements or other undertakings that would be sufficient to pay claims and obligations
of the partnership or to make reasonable provision to pay such claims and obligations, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and
amount of assets from which distributions to partners or creditors might properly be paid.

(b) A partner of a limited liability partnership shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the partnership
and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented by another partner of the partnership, an officer or employee of the
partnership, a liquidating trustee, or committees of the partnership or partners, or by any other person as to matters the partner reasonably
believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to
the value and amount of assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the partnership, or the value and amount of assets or reserves or contracts,
agreements or other undertakings that would be sufficient to pay claims and obligations of the partnership or to make reasonable provision
to pay such claims and obligations, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to partners
or creditors might properly be paid.
(c) A partner of a partnership that is not a limited liability partnership shall be fully protected from liability to the partnership, its partners
or other persons party to or otherwise bound by the partnership agreement in relying in good faith upon the records of the partnership
and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented by another partner of the partnership, an officer or employee of the
partnership, a liquidating trustee, or committees of the partnership or partners, or by any other person as to matters the partner reasonably
believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to
the value and amount of assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the partnership, or the value and amount of assets or reserves or contracts,
agreements or other undertakings that would be sufficient to pay claims and obligations of the partnership or to make reasonable provision
to pay such claims and obligations, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions to partners
or creditors might properly be paid.

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