Legal Opinion
Paynesville Farmers Union Oil Co. v. Ever Ready Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 24, 1985No. C6-85-717PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
Paynesville Farmers Union Oil Co. appeals from a judgment refusing to hold Gerald and Helen Van Dorsten personally liable on a debt of $46,406 owed by a closely held corporation owned by the Van Dor-stens. We affirm.
FACTS
Paynesville Farmers Union Oil Co. is a cooperative that sells petroleum products. In 1964 Gerald Van Dorsten began working for Ever Ready Oil, a sole proprietorship owned by Robert Johnson. In August 1976 Gerald and Helen Van Dorsten bought the business from Johnson and continued to operate it under the same name. The business was incorporated in…
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