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· 12/14/1982

Partnership Equities, Inc. v. Marten

Citations

  • 443 N.E.2d 134
  • 15 Mass. App. Ct. 42

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that claims against general partners for such actions as diversion of assets, mismanagement, and failure to perform elements of the partnership agreement are properly brought as derivative claims
  • recognizing “affinity of purpose between the limited partnership and the business corporation”
  • derivative suits are appropriate remedy for breach of duty owed all limited partners

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Judges: Kass, Rose, Smith

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