Legal Opinion
Edwards Company, Inc. v. Monogram Industries, Inc., Monotronics, Inc. And Entronic Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1983No. 82-2019PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This case constitutes an attempt by Edwards Company, Inc., 1 to pierce the corporate veil of Monotronics, Inc., in order to hold its parent corporation, Monogram, Inc., 2 liable for $352,000 in debts owed to Edwards. 3
After a nonjury trial, the lower court, applying Texas law in this diversity case, refused to pierce Monotronics’s veil. It held that in order to pierce the corporate veil in Texas a showing of fraud, illegality or injustice is required and that a showing of domination or control is insufficient.
Our interpretation of Texas law, as applied to the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Anderson v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Peterson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Gentry v. Credit Plan Corporation of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hargrave v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jon-T Chemicals, Inc., and Lewis M. Overton, Jr., Receiver for Jon-T Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Dr. Brendan M. Miles v. American Telephone & Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Edwards Company, Inc. v. Monogram Industries, Inc., Monotronics, Inc. And Entronic CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Brown v. General Electric Capital Corp. (In Re Foxmeyer Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2003
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