· 6/11/1999
Doe v. Gelineau
Citations
- 732 A.2d 43
- 1999 WL 415520
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that plaintiffs may pierce the corporate veil of a nonprofit corporation
- \[T]he moving party bears the initial burden of establishing that no genuine issue of material fact exists for a finder of fact to resolve.\
- under Rhode Island law, “[w]hen it comes to piercing corporate veils, courts are loath to act like Vlad the Impaler”
- Supreme Court \will uphold a correct decision notwithstanding the reasoning upon which it rests.\
- “The burden of proof in corporate-veil-piercing cases rests upon the party asking the court to disregard the corporate entity and impose liability on some other party.”
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Judges: Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, Goldberg, Weisberger
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