In 1980, Defendants William Daniels and Claudia Daniels, and other family members, formed a general partnership known as 3-D. The partnership's sole asset was a building that had been converted from a residence into offices. A portion of the property had been rented since 1981, on a month-to-month basis, by the law practice of William Daniels (the firm's sole member).

1. What facts would have to have existed for the defendants to be granted summary judgment?
Clue: What does the court say at the start of its final paragraph?
2. The defendants are assuming that the duties of the partners to the business association are something about which the parties to the agreement must negotiate. What does the court mean in this regard when it says the duties are "imposed by law"?
Clue: Once a partnership agreement is signed, does the very fact of its existence as a partnership mean that certain duties exist?