Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Form Interrogatories- General CA

The interrogatory is usually directed toward car accidents. It can be re-written: "Were you on-the-job at the time of the accident." It also can be rephrased, "Were you at work (or doing work-related functions) at the time of the incident." That's what it means. If you were doing something for the company in which you hold shares at the time of the incident (whatever the incident was), and the incident related to your company for which it potentially could be held liable, then you should appropriately answer this interrogatory.

Re: Form Interrogatories- General CA

Being a shareholder in a corporation does not, in and of itself, make you the corporation's agent or employee.

Further, the holding of an office does not, without more, make you an employee. However, the holding of an office in the corporation, hence having a title, is likely to give you the power of an agent, based on the office held.

Whether you were acting as an agent in connection with the INCIDENT is a question of fact that you can probably answer yourself. Just because you are the corporation's agent, ex officio, doesn't mean you were acting in that capacity in any particular occurrence or transaction.

Re: Form Interrogatories- General CA

Being a shareholder in a corporation does not, in and of itself, make you the corporation's agent or employee.

Further, the holding of an office does not, without more, make you an employee. However, the holding of an office in the corporation, hence having a title, is likely to give you the power of an agent, based on the office held.

Whether you were acting as an agent in connection with the INCIDENT is a question of fact that you can probably answer yourself. Just because you are the corporation's agent, ex officio, doesn't mean you were acting in that capacity in any particular occurrence or transaction.