**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

**SECTION 302CERTIFICATION**

 

I, James R. Swartwout, certifythat:

 

1.             I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ofSumma Industries;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this Quarterly Report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this Report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Quarterly Report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officers and I areresponsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), for the registrantand we have:

 

(a)           designed such disclosure controls and procedures, orcaused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others withinthose entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Reportis being prepared;

 

(b)           evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosurecontrols and procedures and presented in this Quarterly Report our conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the endof the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)           Disclosed in this Quarterly Report any change in theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during theregistrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarterin the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonablylikely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officers and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

(a)           all significant deficiencies in the design or operation ofinternal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize andreport financial information; and

 

(b)           any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting.

 

 
|   |    /s/ James R. Swartwout |   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|
|   | James R.  Swartwout                      |
|   | Chief  Executive Officer                 |
|   | Chief  Financial Officer                 |
|   | January 7,  2004                         |

 

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