· 1/24/1968
Pauley Petroleum Inc. v. Continental Oil Company
Citations
- 239 A.2d 629
- 43 Del. Ch. 516
- 1968 Del. LEXIS 279
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no incorporation by reference when the new agreement did \not show an intent to incorporate the details of the earlier agreement\
- explaining that a corporate veil may be pierced “only in the interest of justice, when such matters as fraud, contravention of law or contract, public wrong, or where equitable consideration among members of the corporation require it, are involved”
- describing veil piercing as appropriate “only in the interest of justice, when such matters as fraud, contravention of law or contract, public wrong, or where equitable consideration among members of the corporation required it, are involved”
- describing veil piercing as appropriate “only in the interest of justice, when such matters as fraud, contravention of law or contract, public wrong, or where equitable consideration among members of the corporation required it, are involved”
- corporate veil may be pierced “in the interest of justice, when such matters as fraud, contravention of law or contract, public wrong, or where equitable considerations among members of the corporation require it, are involved”
- “There is, of course, no doubt that upon a proper showing corporate entities as between parent and subsidiary may be disregarded and the ultimate party in interest, the parent, be regarded in law and fact as the sole party in a particular transaction.”
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Judges: Wolcott
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