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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-8-13. Liability of partnership for acts of partners.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-8-13. Liability of partnership for acts of partners.

Where, by any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or with the authority of his copartners, loss or injury is caused to any person, not being a partner in the partnership, or any penalty is incurred, the partnership is liable therefor to the same extent as the partner so acting or omitting to act.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-8-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1439, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘2013 Georgia Corporation and Business Organization Case Law Developments,’’ see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 28 (April 2014).