Eller, Fort and Owens are members of ABC, LLC. XYZ Corp. brought a breach of contract suit against ABC for a contract executed by Eller as an agent of the LLC. If XYZ prevails, XYZ will generally be able to collect the judgment from:
- The LLC's assets only.
- The personal assets of Eller, Fort and Owens jointly.
- Eller's personal assets only after LLC assets are exhausted.
- Eller's personal assets only.
Answer(s): A
Explanation:
Choice "a" is correct.
Rule: Members of an LLC are not personally liable for the LLC's obligations. Moreover, an agent is not liable on a contract the agent enters into on behalf of a disclosed principal. Here, the contract was entered into by Eller on behalf of Venture, an LLC, and Eller disclosed that he was acting only as an agent of Venture. Thus, Trent Corp. can collect from the LLC'S assets only.
Choices "b", "c", and "d" are incorrect, per the above rule.
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