Shaw v. Siegel

Shaw, an insurance broker, on October 9, 1979, commenced an action against Brighton Discount Corporation (Brighton) and others to collect premiums allegedly due to Shaw from some or all of twenty-three taxicab companies (the debtor corporations) for automobile insurance for 1977 and 1978. The complaint, in very general, diffuse, confusing terms, made essentially the allegations summarized below.

The individual defendants and others acting with them operated a taxi business in Boston and “to avoid liability for the normal expenses and . . . risks of the taxi business and to defraud their…