Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Fish & Neave
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 2007PublishedCited by 102 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
At issue is the propriety of an amendment to a partnership agreement affecting compensation to withdrawing partners and passed by a majority of the shares in interest of the partnership. Because the agreement, by its terms, unambiguously permits amendments thereto by majority vote, we conclude that the agreement was properly amended, and affirm the Appellate Division order so holding.
Plaintiffs were former equity partners at defendant Fish & Neave, an intellectual property law firm. 1 The firm was governed by a partnership agreement entered into on January 1, 1970…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Reiss v. Financial Performance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Entech, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
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