Brown Oil Co. v. Shipley

HUNTER, Presiding Judge:

Howard Shipley and Robin French, defendants-appellants, appeal from a judgment rendered- on a jury verdict finding them personally liable for the corporate debts of suspended corporations of which they were directors.'

The facts of this case are relatively undisputed and uncontroverted. The corporations involved in this dispute are Aries Drilling Company and Shipley Energy Corporation. Both corporations were essentially created by John C. Shipley, the son of Howard Shipley. As a favor to his son, Howard Shipley agreed to be named as a director for both corporations and…