Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Burks
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1980No. 46376PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
This case arose as a tort action for injuries suffered by plaintiff Glenn Morgan when he was shot by defendant corporation Harlow-Burks' president. The plaintiff sought to recover his judgment against the corporation from two of the corporation's stockholders by disregard of the corporate entity. For the reasons stated below, we hold the defendant stockholders are not individually liable for the tort judgment against the corporation.
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Harlow-Burks, Inc. (Harlow-Burks) is a closely held corporation formed in 1969. Horace Burks is its president and owns one-third of the corporation's shares. The…
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