[§429-6]  Liability in contract and tort. (a)  A nonprofit association shall be a legal entity separate from its membersfor the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilitiesin contract and tort.

(b)  A person shall not be liable for a breachof a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, isauthorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofitassociation, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofitassociation.

(c)  A person shall not be liable for atortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merelybecause the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the managementof the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be amember by the nonprofit association.

(d)  A tortious act or omission of a member orother person for which a nonprofit association is liable shall not be imputedto a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association,is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofitassociation, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofitassociation.

(e)  A member of, or a person considered to bea member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofitassociation.  A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or aperson considered to be a member by the nonprofit association. [L 1999, c 161,pt of §1]