Royal Industries, Inc. v. Haugen

GIERKE, Justice.

Thomas Haugen appeals from a district court order denying his motion to set aside a default judgment. We affirm.

Haugen is the president of Great Plains Petroleum, Inc. [Great Plains]. Royal Industries, Inc. [Royal], furnished equipment and supplies to Great Plains. When payment for the goods was not forthcoming, Royal sued Haugen and Great Plains for the amount owing on the account. Although all invoices show the purchaser of the goods to be Great Plains, Royal alleged that Great Plains was merely the “alter-ego” of Haugen and that Haugen should therefore be held personally…