Brodsky v. Schnepper (In re Gross)

OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Chief Judge:

On the trustee’s motion for reconsideration of our decision of April 29, 1985,1 the issue is whether a corporate defendant is jointly liable with an individual defendant on a breach of contract action. For the following reasons we conclude that the corporate defendant, by its actions, ratified *481the contract at issue and is thus likewise liable.

The facts pertinent to this discussion are drawn largely from our previous opinion and are summarized as follows:2 The debt- or and Howard Schnepper (“Schnepper”) entered into a binding contract whereby Schnepper…