Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 1839
Topic
Dissolution and Winding Up
Status
In force
Book
BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title
TITLE IX PARTNERSHIP
Chapter
CHAPTER 3 Dissolution and Winding Up
Year
1949

The provision

In settling accounts between the partners after dissolution, the following rules shall be observed, subject to any agreement to the contrary: (1) The assets of the partnership are: (a) The partnership property, (b) The contributions of the partners necessary for the payment of all the liabilities specified in No. 2. (2) The liabilities of the partnership shall rank in order of payment, as follows: (a) Those owing to creditors other than partners, (b) Those owing to partners other than for capital and profits, (c) Those owing to partners in respect of capital, (d) Those owing to partners in respect of profits. (3) The assets shall be applied in the order of their declaration in No. 1 of this article to the satisfaction of the liabilities. (4) The partners shall contribute, as provided by article 1797, the amount necessary to satisfy the liabilities. (5) An assignee for the benefit of creditors or any person appointed by the court shall have the right to enforce the contributions specified in the preceding number. (6) Any partner or his legal representative shall have the right to enforce the contributions specified in No. 4, to the extent of the amount which he has paid in excess of his share of the liability. (7) The individual property of a deceased partner shall be liable for the contributions specified in No. 4. (8) When partnership property and the individual properties of the partners are in possession of a court for distribution, partnership creditors shall have priority on partnership property and separate creditors on individual property, saving the rights of lien or secured creditors. (9) Where a partner has become insolvent or his estate is insolvent, the claims against his separate property shall rank in the following order: (a) Those owing to separate creditors; (b) Those owing to partnership creditors; (c) Those owing to partners by way of contribution. (n)

Civil Code, Art. 1839 is found in CHAPTER 3 Dissolution and Winding Up of TITLE IX PARTNERSHIP of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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