Legal Opinion

Green v. Freeman

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 8, 2013No. 424A12PublishedCited by 159 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Justice.

In this case we are presented with a failed corporate venture and asked what remedy, if any, is available to plaintiffs. We hold that plaintiffs did not present evidence sufficient to establish a breach of fiduciary duty claim and reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals on that issue. We reverse and remand to the Court of Appeals for application of the piercing the corporate veil doctrine to plaintiffs’ agency claims.

Defendant Corinna Freeman and her now-deceased husband founded Piedmont Southern Air Freight (Piedmont Southern), a shipping company, and ran it together…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Dalton v. CampSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
  2. Barger v. McCoy Hillard & ParksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  3. Abbitt v. . GregorySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  4. Glenn v. WagnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. Ridgeway Brands Manufacturing, LLCSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008

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3Cited by159 opinions

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  4. Dallaire v. Bank of America, N.A.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2014
  5. CommScope Credit Union v. Butler & Burke, LLPSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2016

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