Maine Code § 31-1442

Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind
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organization after conversion or merger
1. Act of general partner before conversion or merger. An act of a person that immediately
before a conversion or merger became effective was a general partner in a converting or constituent
limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger
becomes effective if:
A. Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or
constituent limited partnership under section 1352; and [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
B. At the time the 3rd party enters into the transaction, the 3rd party:
(1) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and
(2) Reasonably believes that the converted or surviving business is the converting or
constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or
constituent limited partnership. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

2. Act of dissociated general partner before conversion or merger. An act of a person that
before a conversion or merger became effective was dissociated as a general partner from a converting
or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or
merger becomes effective if:
A. Before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or
constituent limited partnership under section 1352 if the person had been a general partner; and
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
B. At the time the 3rd party enters into the transaction, less than 2 years have passed since the
person dissociated as a general partner and the 3rd party:
(1) Does not have notice of the dissociation;
(2) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and
(3) Reasonably believes that the converted or surviving organization is the converting or
constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or
constituent limited partnership. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
3. Liable for damage. If a person having knowledge of the conversion or merger causes a
converted or surviving organization to incur an obligation under subsection 1 or 2, the person is liable:
A. To the converted or surviving organization for any damage caused to the organization arising
from the obligation; and [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
B. If another person is liable for the obligation, to that other person for any damage caused to that
other person arising from the liability. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

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