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ARTICLE 1825

Article 1825
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When a person, by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself,


or consents to another representing him to anyone, as a partner in an existing
partnership or with one or more persons not actual partners, he is liable to any
such persons to whom such presentation has been made, who has, on the faith of
such presentation, given credit to the actual or apparent partnership, and if he
has made such presentation or consented to its being made in public manner he is
liable to such person, whether the presentation has or has not been made or
communicated to such personso giving credit by or with the knowledge of the
apparent partner making the presentation or consenting to its being made:
(1) When a partnership liability results, he is liable as though
he were an actual member of the partnership;

(2) When no partnership liability results, he is liable pro rata


with the other persons, if any, so consenting to the contract or
representation as to incur liability, otherwise separately.

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Partners by estoppel ; partnership by estoppel
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(1) Meaning and effect of estoppel - Estoppel is a bar which


precludes a person from denying or asserting anything contrary to
that which has been established as the truth by his own deed or
representation, either express or implied.
(2) When a person a partner by estoppel - a person not a partner may
become a partner by estoppel, and thus be held liable to third persons
as if he were a partner, when by words or by conduct he:

(a) Directly represents himself to anyone as a partner in an existing


partnership or in a non-existing partnership ( with one or more
persons not actual partners); or

(b) Indirectly represents himself by consenting to another


representing him him as partner in an existing partnership or in a
non-existing partnership.
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(3) When partnership liability result - if all the actual partners
consented to the representation. The person becaomes an agent of
the partnership.

(4) When liability pro rata


- when there is no existing partnership and all those represented
as partners consented to the representation.
-not all of the partners of an existing partnership consented to the
representation.
7 (5) When liability separate
- when there is no existing partnership and not all but only some of those
representedas partners consented to the representation.
- none of the partners in an existing partnership consented to such
representation.

(6) Estoppel does not create partnership


- liability is created only in favor of persons who on the faith or
representation, gave credit to the actual or apparent partnership.
ARTICLE 1826
ARTICLE 1826
A person admitted as a partner intoan existing partnership
is liable for all the obligations of the partnership arising
before his admission as though he had been partner when
such obligations were incurred, except that his liability
shall be satisfied only out of partnership property, unless
there is a stipulation on the contrary.

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Liability of incoming partner for existing obligations

(1) Limitted to his share in partnership property for existing


obligations

(2) Extend to his separate property for subsequent obligations

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ARTICLE 1827
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ARTICLE 1827

The creditors of the partnership shall be preferred to those of each


partner as regards the partnership property. Without prejudice to
this right, the private creditors of each partner may ask for the
attachment and public sale of the share of the latter in the
partnership assets. .
Thank you!

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