Stanley J. How & Assoc., Inc. v. Boss
United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa
222 F.Supp. 936 (1963)
Relevant factsFree
Architecture firm How (plaintiff) contracted for services on a building project, and when the contract was presented for signature, Boss (defendant) crossed out the original obligor and signed as 'agent for a Minnesota corporation to be formed who will be the obligor'; Boss later formed an Iowa corporation that made partial payments before the project was abandoned, and How sued Boss personally for the remaining unpaid fees.
IssueFree
Whether a promoter is personally liable on a contract he signed while believing he was acting on behalf of a projected corporation.
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