Suing a company that ran out of business

[yimei16]

California
I have a question about suing a company that ran out of business. We had a contract with this company to help them sell some of the merchandise, but the business just shut down and moved out of the office (nowhere to be found). They haven't filed for bankruptcy as far as we know, and we have the mailing address of the president of the corporation. Is there anyway to sue the company for either breach of contract or the amount they owe by serving the president himself (is he liable)? What are the procedures (the amount is too big for small claims). Is this too complicated for a non-lawywer to do?

 

[Zigner]

California
I have a question about suing a company that ran out of business. We had a contract with this company to help them sell some of the merchandise, but the business just shut down and moved out of the office (nowhere to be found). They haven't filed for bankruptcy as far as we know, and we have the mailing address of the president of the corporation. Is there anyway to sue the company for either breach of contract or the amount they owe by serving the president himself (is he liable)? What are the procedures (the amount is too big for small claims). Is this too complicated for a non-lawywer to do?

You may be out of luck if you didn't have the President as a personal guarantor for the debt. It would probably be worth at least a consultation with an attorney.