Meisel v. M & N Modern Hydraulic Press Co.

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• recognizing that the general rule of no successor liability and the exceptions to the general rule presuppose a transfer, in some form, of assets from one business to another
• even if there has been an abuse of the corporate form, personal liability will not be imposed unless that abuse caused the plaintiff's harm
• imposition of successor liability unwarranted, even when justifications for successor liability apply, when the theory of liability invoked requires transfer of assets and no transfer of assets occurred

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