Enforcement of Partnership Obligations—Who Is Sued for the Partnership?

I. Introduction ... A. In General ... B. Joint v. Joint and Several ... C. Entity and Aggregate Theories ... D. Exhaustion of Partnership Assets before Recourse to Partners\u27 Assets ... E. Exhaustion in Joint Liability ... F. Exhaustion in Joint and Several Liability ... G. Exhaustion in Suits in Partnership Name II. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations against All Partners ... A. In General ... B. Sufficiency of All Partners ... C. Necessity of All Partners: Contract Cases ... D. Necessity of All Partners: Tort and Trust Breach Cases ... E. Judgment and Enforcement III. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations against Fewer than All Partners: Contract Cases—Joint Liability ... A. In General ... B. Without Statute or Procedural Rule ... C. With Statute or Procedural Rule ... D. With Agreement IV. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations against Fewer Than All Partners: Tort and Breach of Trust and Some Contract Cases—Joint and Several Liability ... A. In General ... B. Under the Uniform Partnership Act ... C. Under Statutes or Procedural Rules ... D. Preclusive Effect of Judgments of Liability ... E. Preclusive Effect of Judgments of Non-Liability V. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations against Partnerships (In Partnership Name) ... A. In General ... B. Without Statute or Procedural Rule ... C. With Statute or Procedural Rule ... D. Preclusive Effect of Judgments of Liability ... E. Preclusive Effect of Judgments of Non-Liability VI. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations in Federal Court ... A. In General ... B. Federal Question Cases ... C. Diversity Cases VII. Enforcement of Partnership Obligations—A Critique ... A. In General ... B. Legislatures ... C. Courts: General Principles ... D . Litigators ... E. Drafter