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THE TERMS OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT INDICATED BUYER, WHO PURCHASED THE PROPERTY KNOWING IT WAS CONTAMINATED BY OIL, WOULD INDEMNIFY SELLER FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER BUYER, WHO SIGNED THE CONTRACT ‘ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY TO BE FORMED,’ WAS INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department determined that the terms of the purchase contract for property contaminated by oil indicated the buyer would indemnify the seller for costs associated with the condition of the property. The Fourth Department further held there was a question of fact whether the buyer signed the contract in his individual capacity in that he signed “on behalf of an entity to be formed:”

The purchase contract provided that a “Phase One Environmental report” had been completed on the property and that Marks, the “Buyer” of the property, was in receipt of the environmental report and “approve[d] of same.” The contract further provided that Atkin was the “Seller,” the property “was not in compliance with federal, state and/or local laws/ordinances,” the Buyer agreed to purchase the property “as is,” the “Buyer accept[ed] the property as is, with no representations or warranties as to environmental conditions” of the property, and the Buyer “release[d] and indemnifie[d] Seller with respect to any claims as to environmental conditions on or related to the property.” Thus, the terms of the contract establish that, prior to entering into the contract, both Atkin and Marks were generally aware of the property’s historical environmental contamination by the Exxon defendants and their predecessor, and the language in the indemnification provision, considered in light of the contract as a whole and the circumstances of the sale of the property, clearly and unambiguously expresses the intent of the parties that the Buyer would indemnify the Seller with respect to any claims regarding environmental conditions related to the property … . …

Although it is well settled that “[a]n individual who acts on behalf of a nonexistent corporation can be held personally liable” … , the determination “[w]hether a person is personally obligated on a preincorporation transaction depends on the intention of the parties” … . One Flint St., LLC v Exxon Mobil Corp., 2019 NY Slip Op 00752, Fourth Dept 2-1-19

 

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