Legal Opinion
Graham, Inc. v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1984No. 83CA0068PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Plaintiff, Graham, Inc. (Graham), appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment dismissing its complaint against the telephone company for an alleged breach of contract. We affirm.
The sole question presented in this appeal is: Can a corporation, after dissolution, sue for breach of a contract, which contract was entered into while the corporation was defunct and inoperative? We hold that it cannot.
The relevant facts are reflected by the following chronology. On March 27, 1975, Graham, Inc., was incorporated in the State of Colorado. On December 6, 1977, it was…
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- Gearhart-Owen Industries, Inc. v. Panhandle Production Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1980
- Kelleher v. Denver Music Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1910
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