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Bean v. Harris

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 31, 1968
212 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

Opinion

Nos. 67-658, 67-697.

July 9, 1968. Rehearing Denied July 31, 1968.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, George E. Schulz, J.

Blackwell, Walker Gray and James E. Tribble, Miami, for Bean.

Jepeway Gassen, Joe N. Unger, Miami, for Geldbart.

Creel Glasgow, Miami, for appellee.

Before CHARLES CARROLL, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


These above styled appeals were taken by the defendants below from an adverse judgment, based on a directed verdict for the plaintiff in an action ex contractu.

The transaction out of which the action arose is disclosed in this court's opinion on the prior interlocutory appeal which was filed as to a question of jurisdiction, Harris v. Bean, Fla.App. 1966, 182 So.2d 464. The amount recovered here was the balance due to appellee from the appellants on the contract described in the cited case.

The brief of the appellants presents one point, viz: "Whether defendants can, as a matter of law, be held personally responsible under a contract made with plaintiff for the benefit of a corporation not yet in existence where there is testimony that the plaintiff knew that such corporation was to be formed at a date in the future."

On consideration of the record we agree with the contentions advanced in the brief of the appellee that the evidence was not in conflict on any matter material to the decision, and that there was an absence of evidence that the plaintiff agreed to look to a corporation to be formed rather than to the contracting individuals for payment.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bean v. Harris

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 31, 1968
212 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)
Case details for

Bean v. Harris

Case Details

Full title:ALFRED A. BEAN, APPELLANT, v. MITCHELL HARRIS, APPELLEE. JACK J. GELDBART…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 31, 1968

Citations

212 So. 2d 368 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

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