Eastern Public Service Corp. v. Funkhouser

This is a voluminous record but the controlling facts are few. There are no novel questions of law involved, but there is much confusion because of the many details as to the transactions which are immaterial and do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.

The outstanding facts are that the three appellant corporations were so closely allied as to be practically one; that the management and operation of all three was intrusted to one man, Homer P. Ford, who had a large financial interest in them; he controlled Ford and Ford Co., Incorporated, Ford and Ford controlled Eastern Public…