Kelley v. Colorado, S., N. O. & P. R.
Citations
- 123 La. 1088
- 49 So. 717
- 1909 La. LEXIS 823
Syllabus
<p>Evidence (§ 568*) — Opinion Evidence — Effect-Damages .</p> <p>In reaching conclusions as to damage to property based on the testimony of witnesses, the “credibility” of the witnesses is not the only factor to be considered in weighing the testimony. The theory or basis upon which the witnesses act in making their estimates, the opportunities which each may have had for obtaining full and correct information, and the ability and capacity of each to express an opinion on the subject are factors not to be lost sight of. The question of values is, after all, to a great extent a matter of opinion. As matters stand adjusted, the judgment appealed from is inside of the limits within which men may reasonably differ.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Evidence. Dec. Dig. § 508.*]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
How courts have described this case
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- refusing to pierce the corporate veil because even assuming alleged transfers constituted a disregard of corporate formalities, the plaintiff otherwise failed to demonstrate the presence of any of the other factors relevant to a veil-piercing analysis
- “[B]ecause Plaintiff’s success on this motion is not contingent upon an application of Florida, Utah, or New Jersey law, the Court proceeds to apply the laws of New Jersey”
- “[A] court may impute the contacts of a subsidiary corporation to a foreign parent corporation for the purpose of exercising specific jurisdiction, if the subsidiary corporation is merely operating as the parent corporation’s alter ego . . . .”
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Judges: Nicholls
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