Two brothers, Eddie and Alex, form a rock and draft a partnership agreement that

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Two brothers, Eddie and Alex, form a rock and draft a partnership agreement that splits the band's income 50/50 for concerts and CD sales, but given royalties income on all songs to the song's author. They have a crazy singer and a loyal bassist, who cash actually gets 25% of the band'd income, per an oral agreement. At a concert in Philadelphia, David, the lead singer, jumps into the crowd and injuries a woman's back. She sues the band, and Eddie and Alex deny liability, arguing the partnership isn't liable, because David isn't a partner, Is the partnership liable or is only David liable?  

. Two brothers, Eddie and Alex, form a rock band and draft a partnership agreement that splits the band's income 50/50 for concerts and CD sales, but gives royalties income on all songs to the song's author. They have a crazy singer and a loyal bassist who each actually get 25% of the band's income, per an oral agreement. At a concert In Philadelphia, David, the lead singer jumps 1nto the crowd and injuries a woman's back. She sues the band, and Eddie and Alex deny liability, arguing the partnership isn't liable, because David isn't a partner. Is the partnership liable or is only David liable?

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Only David is liable in this case as the partnership agreement is an agreement between Eddie and Alex and he just get paid for being a singer. Thus, the entire band is an agreement between Eddie and Alex and only David is liable for the injury and not Eddie and Alex.

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