· 4/11/1996
Jacobson v. Buffalo Rock Shooters Supply, Inc.
Citations
- 664 N.E.2d 328
- 278 Ill. App. 3d 1084
- 215 Ill. Dec. 931
How courts have described this case
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- declining to pierce the veil of a corporation which operated out of the same building as its owner and blurred some of the distinctions of separation
- declining to pierce the veil of a corporation which operated out of the same building as its owner and blurred some of the distinctions of separation, but had adequate assets and continued to do business until an explosion destroyed it, rendering it insolvent
- plaintiffs filed a complaint to pierce corporate veil to collect workers’ compensation judgment from corporation’s shareholders
- court reviewed merits of new action to pierce corporate veil to collect workers’ compensation judgment from corporation’s shareholders
- absent evidence of fraud or wrongdoing, an officer of a corporation is not personally liable for its obligations
- a party seeking to pierce the corporate veil has the burden to make a substantial showing that the corporation is really a dummy or sham for another dominating entity
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Judges: McCUSKEY
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