Cooper v. J.J. Marsh, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

We reverse the trial court’s order entering summary judgment in *11favor of appellee and against appellant individually because we agree with the appellant’s position that the failure of a corporation to comply with the fictitious name law does not necessarily result in the imposition of personal liability on a corporate officer for obligations entered into in the corporate name. This proposition holds true even where the words “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” or such other term as would clearly indicate corporate status, do not follow or qualify the corporate name…