Will courts enforce corporate bylaws? If so, is it necessary to show damages?
598565
You can sue them for violating their contract in order to force them to follow the bylaws, but you would need to prove that there was damage and what exactly it was (not necesarily in a quantity of money) in order to receive any payment.
411637
Not unless it involved a court action.
553251
Probably not called a fine, but yes penalties can come with a write up.  \n\nAll depends on the company policy, and the state and other government laws.\n\nSee Dept. of Labor website below, for more info.
943928
You need to read your contract with the school carefully. If it is, indeed, with the corporation, not the owners, then they should honor it.
276435
I will give you a real world example.  I represented my father's construction company in a lawsuit.  He paid a subcontractor in full for work done on a project, but the subcontractor failed to pay for the concrete he used because of financial difficulties.  The concrete supplier filed a lien which my dad had to pay.\n\nI filed a lawsuit on his behalf.  The subcontractor filed an znswer to the lawsuit that admitted he owed my dad the money and needed more time to pay.  There was no factual dispute and the court granted a motion I filed called a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
609020
Even if the business is incorporated, personal assets can be at risk. As many creditors ask for personal guarantees to be signed.
1112123
I think you have a case . . . did you happen to take pictures of all of these "repairs"?  Sometimes just the threat of small-claims court will get them to write a cheque.  You may have to pay a lawyer to write up the court documents, unless the clerk is willing to help you out.  You did agree to the repairs, but you could argue that you expected them to be close to the original quality.  The fact that they tried to repair the stand, indicates they insured the UNIT part also. Good luck.
951859
Probable not. However, if the members signed a document promising certain behavior there might be an option to sue.
904812
Uh Lawyer Here--Do your own homework, start by reading the case, then look for comentary on it.  Also, you only got 2 days to do this?  Sounds like you left it to the last minute.  The case has to do with the remoteness of damages in contract and is related to the much earlier case of Hadley v. Baxendale.  \n\nA simple Google search has pulled up a scholarly article on this case--why is it that you couldn't do the same? Of course, I don't have access to the full article....
528516
I believe that just mean COMPANIES and/or GROUPS cannot take the tennent to court. A single person, such as the landlord, apartment owner, or any other person who represents the groups CAN take the tennent to court. Don't trust the answers here, ask a Lawyer.
848882
look at Blackstone's Statutes book
54770
Yes. District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals\n\nWEEKS v. U S , 245 U.S. 618 (1918)\n\nThis was a prosecution under the Act of June 30, 1906, c. 3915, 34 Stat. 768, upon a charge of shipping an article of food in interstate commerce in circumstances making the shipment a violation of the act. The information contained two counts, both charging that the article was misbranded-one because it bore a false and misleading label, and the other because it was offered for sale as lemon oil when in truth it was an imitation thereof containing alcohol and citral derived from lemon grass. In the District Court there was a conviction upon both counts, and the Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction as [245 U.S. 618, 620] to the first count and affirmed it as to the second. 224 Fed. 64, 139 C. C. A. 626. The judgment upon the latter is all that is brought here for review.\n\nIn the Circuit Court of Appeals the view was expressed [245 U.S. 618, 623] that intent was not an element of the offense charged in the second count and therefore that it was immaterial whether the representations of the salesman had the sanction of the defendant. Complaint is now made of this. But the question is not in the case, the view expressed by the Circuit Court of Appeals not being essential to an affirmance of the judgment. The District Court had expressly instructed the jury that to hold the defendant responsible criminally by reason of such representations it must appear, and appear beyond a reasonable doubt, that they were made by his authority. The record before us does not show that the defendant objected to the submission of this question to the jury in this way; neither does it purport to contain all the evidence. The verdict therefore must be taken as conclusively determining that the representations were made with the defendant's sanction.\n\nJudgment affirmed
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Jennifer \n#1 You need to get a lawyer. A corporation cannot represent itself in a judicial proceeding.  \n#2 -- If this was a JUDGMENT, that means that they went through some process and it's enforceable as a matter of law.  Most likely, they filed a lawsuit against you, you didn't respond, so the court entered a "default judgment" for the relief requested by the Court.  This could have happened in Ill. OR in Florida. If the latter, then they have merely filed or registered the judgment in Illinois so that they may collect it. \nDid you ever receive a summons and complaint from these people? Did you ignore it, believing that it would go away?  If so, it will be hard to get the judgment vacated.  You usually need some excuse or good reason to have a judgment vacated (although in Cook County, you may get a sympathetic judge, who wants to adjudicate the merits, who will vacate and set the litigation going). See #1.\n#3 They have already "taken it to court" if, indeed there was a "judgment" filed against you. See #2.  If they merely have filed a complaint seeking judgment, that's a different story, and you have a short amount of time to respond to their allegations.  Get to a lawyer ASAP, otherwise you will be faced with a default judgment.\n#4 -- you won't get good legal advice for this issue here because of the fact-specific nature of your problem (exactly what was filed, the underlying dispute between the parties, etc.) Then you need to think about cost.  How much is the judgment for (or is the Complaint alleging?)? A good lawyer in Chicago will set you back $250.00 an hour at a minimum plus expenses.  If this is something you want to fight, expect $20,000 in fees for litigation at a minimum.  If this is a small matter, expect at least $2,000 in fees to reach an amicable settlement.\n\nThe Illinois State Bar Association should have a referral service on their website if you do not have a lawyer.  If you're willing to pay the going rate ($250.00 for associates, $400-500 for partners) in Chicago, I have some referrals for you.\n\nGood luck.
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I believe that the particular details may depend on the laws in your state.  This is the kind of question that only a lawyer could answer in detail.  (And I'm not one.)\n\nI've always heard (and so it may be completely wrong) that a seller's duty is to disclose any defect they know about or should know about.  But, this is the kind of thing that definitely varies by state.
213258
not without a court being involved
1089218
Depends.  Any debts that corporation has only belong to the corporation.  They do not pass through to the president or any other member of any type of corporation, including an S corp.  However, many small business owners foolishly sign joint liability agreements for debts the corporation generates.  In that case, you are liable by contract.  Always read the fine print on any agreements you sign while running your business.  Keep a lawyer on retainer expressly for this purpose.  Consider more aggressive asset protection measures.
1100954
I am the treasurer of a homeowner's association.  I can not tell by your posting if you have violated the By-Laws or other homeowner's association covenant.  If you have and that is the reason they are going after you, then you will most likely lose.\n\nUsually an association does not go after a member unless it has cause.  Additionally, the association can not go after you unless the board of directors authorize it.  So, apparently they also believe they have a just cause.\n\nYou would probably be better off making peace and try to settle without going to small claims court.  My association has not lost a case yet.  The By-Laws are "air tight."