United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1963.
222 F.Supp. 936.
Facts: Boss signed a contract with
the plaintiffs, an architecture firm, to build a hotel. Boss signed it as an agent for “Boss Hotels
Company, Inc.”, which hadn’t been formed yet but was supposed to be formed in
Issue: Should Boss be personally liable
for the debts of the nonexistent corporation?
Rule: Boss, as a promoter, will
be personally responsible for the debts of the corporation he was to form
unless it was understood and intended that the new corporation to be formed
will be the sole obligor.
Analysis:
Conclusion: Boss is held personally liable
for the debt to How.