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In the Matter of Drive-In Development Corp., Debtor. National Boulevard Bank of Chicago, Claimant-Appellant v. Drive-In Development Corp., Debtor, Park Livingston, Receiver, the Creditors'committee of Drive-In Development Corp., City National Bank of Clearwater,sarasota Bank & Trust Company, Ervite Corporation, Creditors-Objectors-Appellees Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A corporation’s secretary provided a bank with a certified, but fabricated, board resolution authorizing a guaranty. The court held the corporation was estopped from denying the officer’s authority, making the guaranty enforceable because the bank was entitled to rely on the secretary’s official certification.
Legal Significance: A corporation is estopped from denying an officer’s authority when its secretary certifies that a board resolution granted such authority, even if the resolution was never passed. Third parties can rely on such certifications absent knowledge of their falsity.
In the Matter of Drive-In Development Corp., Debtor. National Boulevard Bank of Chicago, Claimant-Appellant v. Drive-In Development Corp., Debtor, Park Livingston, Receiver, the Creditors'committee of Drive-In Development Corp., City National Bank of Clearwater,sarasota Bank & Trust Company, Ervite Corporation, Creditors-Objectors-Appellees Law School Study Guide
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
Drive-In Development Corp. was one of several subsidiaries in an integrated enterprise controlled by a parent company, Tastee Freez. To secure a multi-million dollar line of credit for a related subsidiary, Allied Business, the lender, National Boulevard Bank, required guaranties from the other subsidiaries, including Drive-In. Leo Maranz, a dominant figure in the enterprise and an officer of Drive-In, executed the guaranty. As a condition of the loan, the bank requested a certified copy of the board resolution from each guarantor authorizing the transaction. Drive-In’s corporate secretary, George Dick, provided the bank with a document, bearing the corporate seal, certifying that Drive-In’s board of directors had passed a resolution authorizing Maranz to execute the guaranty. The bank advanced funds in reliance on this and other guaranties. In a subsequent Chapter XI bankruptcy proceeding for Drive-In, it was discovered that no such resolution was ever recorded in the corporate minute book. Creditors objected to the bank’s claim, arguing Maranz lacked authority to bind the corporation to the guaranty.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Is a corporation estopped from denying an officer’s authority to execute a guaranty on its behalf when the corporate secretary has furnished the lender with a certified copy of a board resolution purporting to grant that authority, even if the resolution was never formally adopted?
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Legal Issue
Is a corporation estopped from denying an officer’s authority to execute a guaranty on its behalf when the corporate secretary has furnished the lender with a certified copy of a board resolution purporting to grant that authority, even if the resolution was never formally adopted?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- A corporation is estopped from denying an officer’s authority to execute