State Ex Rel. Doe Run Resources Corp. v. Neill

I dissent. This case exemplifies the general rule:

Merely holding a corporate office will not subject one to personal liability for the misdeeds of the corporation.

Boyd v. Wimes, 664 S.W.2d 596, 598 (Mo.App.1984). This is common sense because corporations must act through individuals, who are not personally liable for doing their jobs. Someone must hire and fire employees, without incurring personal liability. Lynch v. Blanke Baer & Bowey Krimko, Inc., 901 S.W.2d 147, 154 (Mo.App.1995). Someone must carry out contracts, without incurring personal liability. Zipper v. Health Midwest, 978 S.W.2d…