WPI 50.16 Partnership—Existence Admitted—Scope of Partnership Business in Issue—Effect
6 WAPRAC WPI 50.16Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Civil
6 Wash. Prac., Wash. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. WPI 50.16 (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 50.16 Partnership—Existence Admitted—Scope of Partnership Business in Issue—Effect
(Acting partner)and(nonacting partners)are partners.
It is denied that(acting partner)was acting within the scope of the partnership business.
If you find that(acting partner)was acting within the scope of the partnership business, and if you find that(acting partner)is liable, then [both] [all] partners are liable.
If you do not find that(acting partner)is liable, then [neither] [none] of the partners [is] [are] liable.
If you find that(acting partner)was liable but you do not find that(acting partner)was acting within the scope of the partnership business, then(nonacting partners)[is] [are] not liable.
NOTE ON USE
For the scope of this instruction, see WPI 50.00 (Introduction). Use bracketed material as applicable.
Use this instruction only when the existence of the partnership is admitted but the scope of the partnership business is in issue. Use WPI 50.12 (Partnership—Definition) and WPI 50.13 (Partnership—Scope of Partnership Business Defined) with this instruction.
[Current as of November 2021.]
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