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  2. Joint and several liability - Wikipedia

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    Under joint and several liability or (in the U.S.) all sums, a plaintiff (claimant) is entitled to claim an obligation incurred by any of the promisors from all of them jointly and also from each of them individually. Thus the plaintiff has more than one cause of action: if she pursues one promisor and he fails to pay the sum due, her action is ...

  3. General partnership - Wikipedia

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    The owners are jointly and severally liable for any legal actions and debts the company may face, unless otherwise provided by law or in the agreement. It is a partnership in which partners share equally in both responsibility and liability.

  4. Talk:Joint and several liability - Wikipedia

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    I know in Washington state at least, there's a variation in which defendants may only be held jointly and severally liable if the plaintiff is not at fault. If the plaintiff is partially at fault, joint and several liability does not apply. Someone who knows this area of law better than I do should add this into the "variations" section.

  5. Limited liability partnership - Wikipedia

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    A close equivalent to limited liability partnerships under Polish law is the spółka partnerska, where all partners are jointly and severally liable for the partnership's debts apart from those arising from another partner's misconduct or negligence. This partnership type is only addressed to representatives of some "high risk" occupations ...

  6. Liability of trustees inter se in English law - Wikipedia

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    In general trustees are under a duty to act jointly and have authority to act individually only if the trust instrument so provides. In principle therefore each trustee has an equal say in the management of the trust property and therefore in the event of a breach the trustees are jointly and severally liable for their actions. [1]

  7. Summers v. Tice - Wikipedia

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    Decided November 17, 1948; Full case name: Charles A. Summers v. Howard W. Tice, et al. Citation(s) 33 Cal.2d 80 199 P.2d 1: Holding; When a plaintiff suffers a single indivisible injury, for which the negligence of each of several potential tortfeasors could have been a but-for cause, but only one of which could have actually been the cause, all the potential tortfeasors are jointly and ...

  8. Joint bank accounts: The pros and cons for every stage of life

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    Joint account holders and beneficiaries have very different rights when it comes to your bank account. Joint account holders are people who share equal ownership of an account. For example, you ...

  9. Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 [1] (c. 47) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.. The act repealed the relevant common law and made new provision for contribution between persons who are jointly or severally, or both jointly and severally, liable for the same damage and in certain other similar cases where two or more persons have paid or may be required to pay ...