J-Mart Jewelry Outlets, Inc. v. Standard Design

Blackburn, Judge.

Appellant Diamond Jim Halter, individually and d/b/a Diamond Jim’s Emporium, appeals from the trial court’s partial denial of his motion for directed verdict and the jury’s verdict piercing the corporate veil thereby holding him responsible for the obligations of the corporation in which he was the major shareholder.

In identical complaints against J-Mart Jewelry Outlets, Inc. (J-Mart), the Tifton Diamond House, Inc., and Halter, four J-Mart suppliers, Standard Design, JGL, Inc., Roma Industries, Inc., and Interings, Inc., alleged joint and several liability on open accounts,…