Key legal question
Whether the partnership agreement's termination clause entitled the doctor to the unpaid goodwill balance and contractual penalty after unilateral termination by the company.
Extracted holding
Yes. The clause was clear: unilateral termination by the company triggered payment of the remaining goodwill and the agreed penalty.
Extracted reasoning
The wording of art. 8 was unambiguous. The court found no need for subjective or supplementary interpretation and held that the contractual liquidation arrangement displaced the default rules on simple partnership liquidation.