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- From: bron@iastate.edu (Bronwyn J Scrutton)
- Subject: Re: HELP: how to setup a small corporation/business CHEAP????
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 09:28:52 GMT
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- In article <C0Dsxq.Ivq@news.iastate.edu> I (bron@iastate.edu) wrote:
- >There is a Problem if you don't incorporate: liability. Sole Proprietors
- >are fully liable for any damage done. If you screw up someone's system,
- >they *can* sue you, taking your house, car, toilet..
-
- In article <C0E9w3.HKJ@taligent.com> cep@taligent.com (Christophe Pettus) writes:>
- >It is VERY unlikely that you, personally, can escape liability in this
- >way. If you personally performed the services, you personally can be
- >sued for negligence,
-
- Suing someone for negligence assumes a lot of things. If someone
- contracts with your corporation to provide a service, and the corporation
- tells you to do it, the corporation holds the responsibilty for the contract.
- The corporation can tell an ape to go *do* it, in which case the corporation
- *knew* the employee was going to be negligent, and it again falls on the
- shoulders of the corporation. If you personally make a mistake, you aren't
- liable to the corporation if your employment contract with the corporation
- states that you are to perform to the best of your ability. An employee
- is generally comitted to providing the services as capably as "the normal
- person in this position". It's a grey area.
-
- I'll find the appropriate precedent cases and post a summary.
-
- >It
- >_will_ protect you against things such as debts of the corporation, but
- >very few companies will extend credit to a new corporation without the
- >personal guarantee of an officer, thus piercing the liability shield.
-
- This *can* be a problem. If you are going to require credit, you're
- laying yourself open. However, you can try to get a corporate loan from
- your state. Frankly, it's hard to get credit from companies unless you
- happen to be listed with Dun & Bradstreet. (Unlikely if you're a small,
- new corporation.)
-
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- Bronwyn J Scrutton bron@iastate.edu
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