Legal Opinion
Gorrill v. Icelandair/Flugleidir
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 29, 1985No. 881, Docket 84-7943PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Applying New York contract and corporate law, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, Judge, found that International Air Bahama (“IAB”), a subsidiary of Icelandair/Flugleidir (“Icelandair”), had breached its contractual obligations in respect to appellee pilots and flight engineers, former IAB employees, by terminating them in contravention of provisions set forth in an IAB Operations Manual. The district court then pierced IAB’s corporate veil, holding Icelandair responsible for the damages. On appeal, Icelandair claims…
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