Legal Opinion
Joe Terry Poyner, by and Through His Statutory Guardian, Dorothy Poyner v. Lear Siegler, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1976No. 75-1939PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
Lear Siegler, Inc. (LSI) appeals from a judgment against it in behalf of Joe Terry Poyner (Poyner). The district court held LSI liable under a default judgment previously obtained by Poyner against Erma Werke GmbH 1 (Erma), LSI’s wholly owned subsidiary. Because we conclude that under Kentucky law the separate corporate identities of LSI and Erma should not have been disregarded, we reverse.
Poyner, a sixteen year old minor, received a serious injury when the .22 caliber pistol with which he and a friend had been playing accidentally discharged. The weapon, manufactured…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Galena Oaks Corporation v. Frank Scofield, Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Minton v. CavaneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Campbell Soup Co. v. LojeskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- American Railway Express Company v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1920
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Boggs v. Blue Diamond Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Craig v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Joe Terry Poyner v. Erma Werke Gmbh and Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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- White v. Winchester Land Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
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