Legal Opinion
Harris v. Wagshal
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1975No. 7574, 6695 and 7575PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PART I (No. 7574)
2Per curiam
Appellants (the Harrises) bring this appeal from a judgment (a) holding them personally liable on a judgment earlier obtained by appellee (Wagshal) against Georgetown Chateaux, Inc. (hereafter Chateaux), a corporation wholly owned by Mrs. Harris, and (b) awarding $10,000 punitive damages against them in favor of appellee. Appellants contest (1) the correctness of the trial court’s decision to pierce the corporate veil of Chateaux and (2) the propriety of the trial court’s assessment of punitive damages under the circumstances here. They also assert that they were denied a…
3Cases cited32 opinions
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- Anderson v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Helvering v. San Joaquin Fruit & Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Leon F. Urbain and Loxit Systems, Inc. v. Knapp Brothers Manufacturing Company, Al Levinson, Charles Levinson, and Robert LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
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4Cited by54 opinions
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