We review sufficiency of the evidence claims as a matter of law. See Saulnier v. Fanaras Enterprises, 136 N.H. 565, 567, 618 A.2d 841, 842 (1992); Wisutskie v. Malouin, 88 N.H. 242, 243, 186 A. 769, 769-70 (1936). It is within the trier of fact's province, however, to determine the weight to be accorded the evidence presented.
"Limited partnerships did not exist at common law; they are statutory creatures that must be formed and conducted in substantial compliance with the statutes authorizing such a business relationship." Saulnier v. FanarasEnterprises, Inc., 618 A.2d 841, 843, 136 N.H. 565 (1992) (applying Massachusetts law). See Fusco v. Rocky Mountain I Investments Ltd.Partnership, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 441, 446-447 (1997) (limited partnership and corporation distinguished from general partnership by statutory requirement of "notice of [the] arrangement to the world").