After part of the shares of a proposed corporation had been successfully subscribed, one of the promoters hired a carpenter to repair a building that was to be conveyed to the proposed corporation. The promoters subsequently secured subscriptions to the balance of the shares and completed the organization, but the corporation, finding the building to be unsuitable for its purposes, declined to use the building or pay the carpenter. The carpenter brought suit against the corporation and the promoter for the amount the promoter agreed would be paid to him. Who, if anyone, is liable?

After part of the shares of a proposed corporation had been successfully subscribed, one of the promoters hired a carpenter to repair a building that was to be conveyed to the proposed corporation. The promoters subsequently secured subscriptions to the balance of the shares and completed the organization, but the corporation, finding the building to be unsuitable for its purposes, declined to use the building or pay the carpenter. The carpenter brought suit against the corporation and the promoter for the amount the promoter agreed would be paid to him. Who, if anyone, is liable?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter1: Introduction And Goals Of The Firm

Section: Chapter Questions

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