Wisniewski v. Johnson

The dispositive question in this appeal is whether a certificate of limited partnership satisfies the requirements of former Code § 50-45 * when the partners have their signatures acknowledged by a notary but do not swear to the truth of the document.

Michal Wisniewski, Walter M. Luchaka, and Olga G. Luchaka (the appellants) and Harold R. Gearhart executed and recorded a certificate in an effort to establish the River Bend Limited Partnership. Gearhart was listed as general partner and the appellants as limited partners. This certificate was signed and acknowledged by all the partners before a…