BENJAMIN PLUMBING, INC. v. BARNES

No. 89-1334-FT.

156 Wis.2d 276 (1990)

456 N.W.2d 628

BENJAMIN PLUMBING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bette BARNES, William K. Whitcomb, Harry Ludwig, and Response to Hunger, an unincorporated association, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided April 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Robert W. Aagaard of Madison.

For the defendants-respondents the cause was submitted on the briefs of Diane M. Nicks of Madison.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Sundby, J.


EICH, C.J.

Benjamin Plumbing, Inc., appeals from an order dismissing its action against William Whitcomb and other officers and directors of the "Response to Hunger Network," a nonprofit corporation, to recover for plumbing services rendered to the corporation. There are two issues: (1) whether an officer or director, acting on behalf of a corporation, must reveal the corporation's existence and corporate identity in order to be protected from personal liability for...

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