Gary, Harold, Daniel and Brian form a real estate partnership in 2013. In 2015, Brian dissociates himself from the partnership. After a partner's dissociation, under the Uniform Partnership Act (UPA) the partnership:

a. dissolves and distributes all assets.
b. can freely choose whether to purchase Brian's partnership interest and how much value it will pay.
c. can freely choose whether to purchase Brian's partnership interest, and if it does not purchase Brian's interest, Brian will remain a partner.
d. must purchase his or her partnership interest based upon the buyout price.

Read the following scenario and answer the question in 5-10 sentences. you are the owner of a small business that is a defendant in a lawsuit in federal court. you received bad news from your lawyer that the judge did not allow certain documents to be admitted as evidence in court and that the jury reached a $50,000 verdict in favor of the plaintiff. your lawyer tells you that it is within your legal right to hire him to file an appeal with the united states court of appeals. if the appellate court rules in your favor, you may be able to avoid paying part or all of the $50,000. evaluate your lawyer’s suggestion about appealing the decision.

Betty contracted with scooby’s skate store to deliver a pair of skates to jake for his birthday. scooby’s owner was going on a trip and delegated the delivery of the skates to brian. brian failed to make delivery.can jake sue brian for breach of contract, as he was not a party to the original contract? explain your answer. brian was not a party to the original contract. why would a court hold him responsible for failing to make delivery? if you do not think a court would hold him responsible, explain your answer. can jake sue scooby’s skates for breach of contract? explain your answer.

Suppose a country's productivity last year was 84. if this country's productivity growth rate of 5 percent is to be maintained, this means that this year's productivity will have to be: