84 Lumber Co. v. DENNI CONST. CO., INC.

Plaintiff sued defendants for breach of contract. In a bench trial, the Madison County circuit court found the corporate defendant liable, but did not find the Laymans, who are the president and secretary of the corporation, personally liable. We reverse and remand with directions to enter judgment against the president and secretary.

Plaintiff sells building materials. One of its salespersons dropped off a credit application at the office of Denni Construction Co., Inc., where Darrell and Deni-Jeanne Layman, the individual defendants, signed the application. The salesperson did not explain…