PAYNE v. LUCAS

No. 16356.

517 S.W.2d 602 (1974)

Tom PAYNE d/b/a Tom Payne Co., Appellant, v. Frank LUCAS d/b/a Auto Compressor & Clutch Exchange et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1974.

Second Motion January 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tipton & Bishop, George M. Bishop, Houston, for appellant.

Browne & Moore, John J. Browne, Houston, for appellees.


EVANS, Justice.

The underlying and controlling question in this case is whether a sole proprietor who incorporates his business without changing his company's name becomes individually liable, as a matter of law, for debts subsequently contracted by the corporation unless he publishes statutory notices of intent to become incorporated.

Article 1302-2.02, Vernon's Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, provides...

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