Gant Oil Co. v. Ace Oil Co.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The court below found that defendant Shirley Crabtree, the secretary-treasurer of the defendant corporation, could not be held personally hable on two corporate checks that she signed, even though her signature on the checks did not specifically indicate that she was signing in her representative capacity. We agree with the trial court that there was no expectation by the parties that Mrs. Crabtree was personahy assuming liability on the checks when she signed them. We, therefore, affirm.

I

Plaintiff/appellant Gant Oil Company is a family-owned corporation that primarily…