Legal Opinion
Investment Service Co., a Corporation v. James H. Roper and Donald E. Westfall
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1978No. 76-2706PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this case is whether the officers and principal stockholders of a corporation who signed a guaranty for a corporate debt are liable on that guaranty.
The defendants, Roper and Westfall, controlled an Idaho corporation, TDM. TDM negotiated a distributorship agreement with SMC, an Oregon corporation that manufactured snowmobile carriers. A proposed contract was drafted by SMC and sent to Roper and Westfall, who signed the document, both as individuals and as representatives of TDM. The document recited that Roper and Westfall intended to be personally…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, a Philippine Corporation v. Ned PutnamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Progress Quarries, Inc. v. LewisOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Meader v. Orbit Inn CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1976
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