Legal Opinion

Gordineer v. Colahan

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided June 20, 2011Published

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, PJ.

The defendant, Christopher Colahan (“Colahan”), d/b/a Chris’s Towing Service, has appealed following a judgment against him personally, as a stockholder and officer, for the disposal of a car owned by the plaintiff, Tommy J. Gordineer (“Gordineer”). Colahan claims that the acts Gordineer complains of were done, if at all, by a corporation called Chris’ Service Center, Inc. (“CSC”). We conclude that the evidence regarding CSC was insufficient to pierce the corporate veil of CSC so as to find Colahan personally liable, particularly given the procedural history of this case, in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. My Bread Baking Co. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
  2. Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. v. Checkers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  3. Evans v. Multicon Construction Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
  4. Attorney General v. M.C.K., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Scott v. NG US 1, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008

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