[nagyc]

I contracted a Tile Company named ___________Inc. (on their letterhead)
Their sign says _______________ (which is different), doing business as
Failure of my tile deck occurred and a new owner took over 1 month prior to deck failure
He tells me he bought shares
He tells me he is a Incorporated company
I'm filling out my small claims forms and thought a simple corporate registry search would give the correct company to name in the suit
Both names do not come up as ever being registered, company, partnership, proprietor through the Ministry of Finance
Now what?
Who can I name on my suit? - New owner personally
- Previous owner who I contracted with (I found papers at the courthouse that she sent to them regarding another suit against her and she states the names I have as her company as being registered with ministry of finance and Incoroporated, although she may have lied)
- can I use all the names I have (doing business as)
Will it get thrown out if I can't find the "real" company name
In my heart I think it is a registered company
My problem, I don't know where to go or what to do now because I don't know how to find out who they are. The business is in an area where no business licenses are required.

[tickle]

I would call it "her actual name' operating as and list all the names she gave you. Does she have a numbered company as well in the list that you found?

[JudyKayTee]

Where are you located? In MOST areas it is illegal to present yourself as incorporated if you are not; likewise, you cannot claim to be a D/B/A (doing business as) if you are not. I would name as Defendants: the company on the letterhead; the name on the sign (the d/b/a), the name of the individuals, both past and present. The Court and/or the various Defendants will sort it out.