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PROGRAM
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY
THE LAW ON
PARTNERSHIPS
Articles
1767 to 1867 of the Civil Code
By: ATTY. DON ADA DUPIO
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Articles 1767 to 1783
CONCEPT OF PARTNERSHIP
Article 1767.
PARTNERSHIP
FOR THE
EXERCISE OF A
PROFESSION
Doctors
Accountants
Lawyers
CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS OF
PARTNERSHIP
1. Consensual
2. Nominate
3. Bilateral
4. Onerous
5. Commutative
6. Principal
7. Preparatory
the contract.
3. There must be a mutual contribution of MONEY,
QUESTION: 5 POINTS
Does the sharing of the profits also
Article 1768.
Everycontractofpartnershiphavingacapitalofthreethousandpesos
ormore,inmoneyorproperty,shallappearinapublicinstrument,
whichmustberecordedintheOfficeoftheSecuritiesandExchange
Commission.
Article 1769.
Indeterminingwhetherapartnershipexists,theserulesshallapply:
(1)Exceptasprovidedbyarticle1825,personswhoarenotpartnersastoeachotherarenotpartnersastothird
persons;
(2)Co-ownershiporco-possessiondoesnotofitselfestablishapartnership,whethersuch-co-ownersorcopossessorsdoordonotshareanyprofitsmadebytheuseoftheproperty;
(3)Thesharingofgrossreturnsdoesnotofitselfestablishapartnership,whetherornotthepersonssharingthem
haveajointorcommonrightorinterestinanypropertyfromwhichthereturnsarederived;
(4)Thereceiptbyapersonofashareoftheprofitsofabusinessisprimafacieevidencethatheisapartnerinthe
business,butnosuchinferenceshallbedrawnifsuchprofitswerereceivedinpayment:
(a)Asadebtbyinstallmentsorotherwise;
(b)Aswagesofanemployeeorrenttoalandlord;
(c)Asanannuitytoawidoworrepresentativeofadeceasedpartner;
(d)Asinterestonaloan,thoughtheamountofpaymentvarywiththeprofitsofthebusiness;
(e)Astheconsiderationforthesaleofagoodwillofabusinessorotherpropertybyinstallmentsorotherwise.
Article 1770.
Unlawfulobject-voidabinitio
Article 1771.
Article 1773.
Article 1774.
Article 1775.
Associations and societies, whose articles are kept secret among the
members,andwhereinanyoneofthemembersmaycontractinhisown
namewiththirdpersons,shallhavenojuridicalpersonality,andshallbe
governedbytheprovisionsrelatingtoco-ownership.
Article 1776.
Astoitsobject,apartnershipiseitheruniversalorparticular.
CLASSIFICATION OF PARTNERSHIP
1. As to the extent of the subject matter.
a. Universal partnership
b. Particular partnership
2. As to liability of the partners.
a. General
b. Limited
3. As to its duration.
a. At will
b. With a fixed term
ILLUSTRATION:
WE ARE PARTNERS
NOT PARTNERS
CONSENTED
EXTENDED CREDIT
KINDS OF PARTNERS
1. Capitalist
5. Managing
2. Industrial
6. Liquidating
3. General
7. Partner by
4. Limited
estoppel
8. Sub-partner
Article 1777.
Auniversalpartnershipmayrefertoallthepresentproperty
ortoalltheprofits.
Article 1778.
Apartnershipofallpresentpropertyisthatinwhichthe
partnerscontributeallthepropertywhichactuallybelongsto
themtoacommonfund,withtheintentionofdividingthe
sameamongthemselves,aswellasalltheprofitswhichthey
mayacquiretherewith.
Article 1779.
Inauniversalpartnershipofallpresentproperty,thepropertywhich
belongedtoeachofthepartnersatthetimeoftheconstitutionofthe
partnership,becomesthecommonpropertyofallthepartners,aswellas
alltheprofitswhichtheymayacquiretherewith.
Astipulationforthecommonenjoymentofanyotherprofitsmayalso
bemade;butthepropertywhichthepartnersmayacquiresubsequently
byinheritance,legacy,ordonationcannotbeincludedinsuchstipulation,
exceptthefruitsthereof.
made.
2. a partnership demands that the contributed things
Article 1780.
Auniversalpartnershipofprofitscomprisesallthatthepartners
mayacquirebytheirindustryorworkduringtheexistenceofthe
partnership.
Movableorimmovablepropertywhicheachofthepartnersmay
possess at the time of the celebration of the contract shall
continue to pertain exclusively to each, only the usufruct passing
tothepartnership.
Article 1781.
Article 1782.
Article 1783.
1. determinatethings;
2. theiruseorfruits;
3. specificundertaking;
4. exerciseofprofessionorvocation;
LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
married