Reeves Brick Co. v. Forrest

BAILES, Judge Pro Tem.

This is a suit on open account in the amount of $4,996.31 for brick sold by plaintiff to defendant and delivered, as per defendant’s instructions, to various construction sites. There is no dispute as to the amount of the account. The sole defense is that the account is owed by Jim Forrest Contractor, Inc., and not by the individual defendant, Jim Forrest.

The trial court found defendant did not disclose affirmatively to the plaintiff that he was acting as agent for a corporate entity, and having failed to disclose the principal-agency relationship, the defendant is…