Legal Question in Business Law in Indiana

What happens to a contract that a company had after the company shuts down completely?


Asked on 4/01/14, 8:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Kenneth Wilk Rubino Ruman Crosmer & Polen

It depends. Usually, the contract is still valid. However, enforcing the contract against a defunct company is not usually worthwhile. If a company goes out of business, the owners are usually required to report to the state, before they can unincorporate, that all matters have been resolved. As a practical matter, however, if the company goes out of business, it's usually because of financial problems and there isn't much chance of winning anything against it.

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Answered on 4/01/14, 11:19 am


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