Legal Opinion
Crane Company v. Richardson Construction Company, Bahamas Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1963No. 19525PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The only question presented for decision is whether the provisions of Florida Statutes § 608.55, F.S.A. 1 apply to a foreign corporation and to the officers and directors of a foreign corporation while such corporation is engaged in business in the State of Florida. We agree with the district court that they do not.
The appellant Crane Company sought to recover the sums due it by the appellee Bahamian corporation from appellee E. J. Richardson, by virtue of the fact that Richardson, while he was an officer of the Bahamian corporation and while that corporation was failing…
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