Legal Opinion
Collet v. American National Stores, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1986No. 49423PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Judge.
Nancy Collet and Centerre Bank of Kansas City, N.A., as the executor of the estate of William A. Collet, brought this action against American National Stores, Inc. (Stores) alleging the breach of a 25-year lease for a building in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Collets also sought recovery against defendants American Investment Company (AIC) and Public Acceptance Company (Acceptance), respectively the parent corporation and a sister corporation of Stores, on theories of piercing the corporate veil or breach of fiduciary duties.
Trial was held in two stages. At the first stage, in July…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Krivo Industrial Supply Company and Morgan Precision Parts, Inc. v. National Distillers and Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- May Department Stores Co. v. Union E.L. P. Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- Jerome J. Berger v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- National Bond Finance Co. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1964
- Consolidated Sun Ray, Inc. v. Michael Oppenstein, Consolidated Sun Ray, Inc., and Berkson Brothers, Inc. v. Michael OppensteinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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