National Carloading Corp. v. Astro Van Lines, Inc.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, National Carloading Corp. and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., brought this diversity action against Astro Van Lines, Inc. (Astro) and Jerry H. Sills (Sills) to recover debts originally owed by U. S. Van Lines, Inc. (Van Lines). The relationships and transactions among these parties will be detailed below. After a non-jury trial on the merits, the district court entered judgment for the plaintiffs against both defendants, and awarded punitive damages to National Carloading against Sills.1 We affirm.

At some time prior to April 1, 1974, Van Lines incurred…