Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

Re: Legality of only one partner's signature

Attorney Connolly's response is on the mark.

Re: Legality of only one partner's signature

The question can't be answered without knowing if there is a written partnership agreement and what the course of dealings between the partners has been. In general, the signature of one partner binds the partnership, and that would not be defeated by the death of the signatory partner. However, there are lots of facts that could change the outcome, including the dead man rule. That rule is a complicated rule of testamentary disqualification, on which even "nutshell" books spend many pages. If the contract is valuable (or avoiding it is valuable) you should seek the advice of an attorney.

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Re: Legality of only one partner's signature

That is difficult to say because the death of a partner ends the partnership.

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