Legal Opinion
Thompson & Green MacHinery Co. v. Music City Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 17, 1984PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
We granted this Tenn.R.App.P. 9 appeal to consider whether the doctrines of de facto corporation and corporation by estop-pel are alive and well in Tennessee or whether their demise was caused by the passage of the Tennessee General Corporations Act, specifically Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 48-1-204 and 48-1-1405.
The pertinent facts are as follows: Joseph E. Walker is President of Music City Sawmill Co., Inc. and Music City Lumber Company, Inc., both Tennessee corporations. On January 27, 1982, Mr. Walker, supposedly on behalf of Sawmill, purchased a wheel loader from plaintiff,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Timberline Equipment Company, Inc. v. DavenportOregon Supreme Court · 1973
- Robertson v. LevyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Ingle System Co. v. NorrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Vincent Drug Co. v. Utah State Tax CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1965
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