Minno v. Pro-Fab, Inc.

{¶ 1} The issue to be determined in this appeal is whether the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil applies to a situation in which two corporations are owned by common individual shareholders but neither corporation owns an interest in the other corporation. Because this situation does not involve the owner of a corporation misusing his control over that corporation, we conclude that the doctrine does not apply. Accordingly, the decision of the court of appeals is reversed.

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{¶ 2} This case began in 2004 when James Minno, his wife, his stepdaughter, and his son, plaintiffs-appellees, filed…