{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-420","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–420","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “partnership” has the meaning stated in § 9A-101 of the Corporations and Associations Article.\n(b) A person who is admitted as a partner into an existing partnership is liable for all the obligations of the partnership arising before the person’s admission as though the person had been a partner when the obligations were incurred, except that this liability shall be satisfied only out of the property of the partnership.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-420","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"e851146acefa183a4a79a87403fac56e4f193195917c6bc28a7801457d7abca5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-419","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}