National Union Fire Insurance v. Bodek

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered on or about July 22, 1999, which, after nonjury trial, inter alia, declared that defendant Victoria Sales Corp. (VSC) is a partnership in which defendant Erno Bodek holds a 40% interest, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The trial court properly disregarded VSC’s corporate veil upon a showing that Mr. Bodek exerted a dominating influence over that corporation and used it as an instrument for protecting his assets from plaintiff, his judgment creditor (see, TNS Holdings v MKI Sec. Corp., 92 NY2d 335, 339). VSC disregarded…