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(a) The duty to account to the limited partnership and hold as trustee for it any
14property, profit, or benefit derived by the general partner in or from any of the
15following:
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1. The conduct or winding up of the partnership's activities and affairs.
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2. A use by the general partner of the partnership's property.
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3. The appropriation of a partnership opportunity.
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(b) The duty to refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or
20winding up of the partnership's activities and affairs as or on behalf of a person
21having an interest adverse to the partnership.
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(c) The duty to refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct or
23winding up of the partnership's activities and affairs.
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24(3) The duty of care of a general partner in the conduct or winding up of the
25limited partnership's activities and affairs is to refrain from engaging in grossly
1negligent or reckless conduct or in conduct for which relief or exoneration from
2liability is not permitted under s. 179.0105 (3) (h).
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3(4) A general partner shall discharge the duties and obligations under this
4chapter or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights thereunder
5consistently with the contractual obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
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6(5) A general partner does not violate a duty or obligation under this chapter
7or under the partnership agreement solely because the general partner's conduct
8furthers the general partner's own interest.
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9(6) All the partners of a limited partnership, or one or more disinterested
10partners with authority to act in the matter, may authorize or ratify, after full
11disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction by a general partner that
12otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty.
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13(7) It is a defense to a claim under sub. (2) (b) and any comparable claim in
14equity or at common law that the transaction was fair to the limited partnership.
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15(8) If, as permitted by sub. (6) or the partnership agreement, a general partner
16enters into a transaction with the limited partnership which otherwise would be
17prohibited by sub. (2) (b), the general partner's rights and obligations arising from
18the transaction are the same as those of a person that is not a general partner.
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subchapter V
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20CONTRIBUTIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
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21179.0501 Form of contribution. A contribution may consist of money or
22other property transferred to, services performed for, or another benefit provided to
23the limited partnership or an agreement to transfer money or property to, perform
24services for, or provide another benefit to the partnership.
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1179.0502 Liability for contribution. (1) A person's obligation to make a
2contribution to a limited partnership is not excused by the person's death, disability,
3termination, or other inability to perform personally.
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4(2) If a person does not fulfill an obligation to make a contribution other than
5money, the person is obligated at the option of the limited partnership to contribute
6money equal to the value, as stated in the required information, of the part of the
7contribution which has not been made.
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8(3) The obligation of a person to make a contribution may be compromised only
9by the affirmative vote or consent of all the partners. If a creditor of a limited
10partnership extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described
11in sub. (1) without knowledge or notice of a compromise under this subsection, the
12creditor may enforce the obligation.
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13179.0503 Sharing of and right to distributions before dissolution. (1) 14Any distribution made by a limited partnership before its dissolution and winding
15up must be shared among the partners on the basis of the value, as stated in the
16required information when the limited partnership decides to make the distribution,
17of the contributions the limited partnership has received from each partner, except
18to the extent necessary to comply with a transfer effective under s. 179.0702 or
19charging order in effect under s. 179.0703.
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20(2) A person has a right to a distribution before the dissolution and winding
21up of a limited partnership only if the partnership decides to make an interim
22distribution. A person's dissociation does not entitle the person to a distribution.
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23(3) A person does not have a right to demand or receive a distribution from a
24limited partnership in any form other than money. Except as otherwise provided in
25s. 179.0810 (5), a partnership may distribute an asset in kind only if each part of the
1asset is fungible with each other part and each person receives a percentage of the
2asset equal in value to the person's share of distributions.
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3(4) If a partner or transferee becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the
4partner or transferee has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to,
5a creditor of the limited partnership with respect to the distribution. However, the
6partnership's obligation to make a distribution is subject to offset for any amount
7owed to the partnership by the partner or a person dissociated as a partner on whose
8account the distribution is made.
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9179.0504 Limitations on distributions. (1) A limited partnership may not
10make a distribution, including a distribution under s. 179.0810, if after the
11distribution any of the following applies:
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(a) The partnership would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in
13the ordinary course of the partnership's activities and affairs.
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(b) The partnership's total assets would be less than the sum of its total
15liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the partnership were to be
16dissolved and wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential
17rights upon dissolution and winding up of partners and transferees whose
18preferential rights are superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.
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19(2) A limited partnership may base a determination that a distribution is not
20prohibited under sub. (1) on any of the following:
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(a) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and
22principles that are reasonable in the circumstances.
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(b) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the
24circumstances.
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1(3) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5), the effect of a distribution under
2sub. (1) is measured as follows: