Pub. L. 87-709, pt. III, sec. 14
Partnership Bound by Partner’s Breach of Trust.—
Sec. 14. Partnership Bound by Partner’s Breach of Trust.— The partnership is bound to make good the loss: (a) Where one partner acting within the scope of his apparent authority receives money or property of a third person and misapplies it; and (b) Where the partnership in the course of its business receives money or property of a third person and the money or property so received is misapplied by any partner while it is in the custody of the partnership.