| | 2. Subsection (a)(1) deals with the transfer of partnership | property held in the name of the partnership and subsection | (a)(2) with property held in the name of one or more of the | partners with an indication either of their capacity as partners | or of the existence of a partnership. Subsection (a)(3) deals | with partnership property held in the name of one or more of the | partners without an indication of their capacity as partners or | of the existence of a partnership. Like the general agency rules | in Section 301, the power of a partner to transfer partnership | property under subsection (a)(1) is subject to the effect under | Section 303 of the filing or recording of a statement of | partnership authority. These rules are intended to foster | reliance on record title. |
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| | UPA Section 10 covers only real property. Section 302, | however, also governs the transfer of partnership personal | property acquired by instrument and held in the name of the | partnership or one or more of the partners. |
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| | 3. Subsection (b) deals with the right of the partnership to | recover partnership property transferred by a partner without | authority. Subsection (b)(1) deals with the recovery of property | held in either the name of the partnership or the name of one or | more of the partners with an indication of their capacity as | partners or of the existence of a partnership, while subsection | (b)(2) deals with the recovery of property held in the name of | one or more persons without an indication of their capacity as | partners or of the existence of a partnership. |
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| | In either case, a transfer of partnership property may be | avoided only if the partnership proves that it was not bound | under Section 301 by the execution of the instrument of initial | transfer. Under Section 301, the partnership is bound by a | transfer in the ordinary course of business, unless the | transferee actually knew or had received a notification of the | partner's lack of authority. See Section 102(a) and (d). The | reference to Section 301, rather than Section 301(1), is intended | to clarify that a partner's actual authority is not revoked by | Section 302. Compare UPA § 10(1) (refers to partner's authority | under Section 9(1)). |
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| | The burden of proof is on the partnership to prove the | partner's lack of authority and, in the case of a subsequent | transferee, the transferee's knowledge or notification thereof. | Thus, even if the transfer to the initial transferee could be | avoided, the partnership may not recover the property from a | subsequent purchaser or other transferee for value unless it also | proves that the subsequent transferee knew or had received a | notification of the partner's lack of authority with respect to | the initial transfer. Since knowledge is required, rather than |
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