Dehco, Inc. v. Greenberg

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

The lease contract in the present case was signed in the space designated for the lessee: “Jumpin Gyminy, Inc., #2 by Ned Greenberg, Treas. (Seal).” All the above including the word “Seal”, was hand written admittedly by the defendant. On the trial of the case the defendant admitted there was no corporation by the name of Jumpin Gyminy, Inc. #2 but that he had intended to sign such contract for Jumpin Gyminy, Inc., #1, and not for the fictitious corporation.

“Promoters of a corporation are personally liable on their contracts . . . before the corporation is chartered…