Deepwater Dredging Company holds itself out to others as being a corporation but makes no attempt to incorporate. Estuary Marina signs a contract with Deepwater that is not performed. Estuary Marina files a suit against the firm. The court will likely hold that Deepwater is:

a corporation by estoppel or de facto corporation.

Explanation:

A corporation by estoppel is when a person has dealings with a company like it is a corporation. Doing business with an estoppel coporation means that one has admitted that company as a coporation.

From, the question above, it can be seen thta Estuary marina dealt with deepwater dredging company as a corporation and that means that Estuary marina has admitted to Deepwater dredging as a corporation.

As a result of Deepwater dredging company's failure to perform tthe contract, the court can only hold that Deepwater Dredging is a corporation by estoppel or de facto coporation.

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