WPI 50.12 Partnership—Definition
6 WAPRAC WPI 50.12Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
6 Wash. Prac., Wash. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. WPI 50.12 (7th ed.)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
April 2022 Update
Part VI. Agency and Partnership—Torts
Chapter 50. Agency and Partnership—Torts
WPI 50.12 Partnership—Definition
A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on, as co-owners, a business for profit. The members of a partnership are called partners.
NOTE ON USE
For the scope of this instruction, see WPI 50.00 (Introduction).
Use this instruction only when there is an issue as to the existence of a partnership. Use WPI 50.14 (Act of Partner is Act of All Partners) with this instruction. If the issue is whether the partner was acting within the scope of partnership business, use WPI 50.13 (Partnership—Scope of Partnership Business Defined).
COMMENT
RCW 25.05.005(6).
Whether a partnership exists depends on the intention of the parties, ascertained by examining all of the facts and circumstances, including the parties' actions and conduct. Douglas v. Jepson, 88 Wn.App. 342, 347, 945 P.2d 244 (1997).
[Current as of November 2021.]
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