Legal Opinion
Semande v. Estes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 29, 2007No. 3-06-0452PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LYTTON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Charles Semande, obtained a judgment against Heartland Pottery Company in the amount of $294,340.80. After discovering that Heartland had no assets, Semande filed a complaint against defendant, Nicholas Estes, alleging that Estes was the alter ego of Heartland and, thus, liable for the judgment Semande obtained against Heartland. Estes filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint, asserting that plaintiff lacked standing to bring an alter ego action against him. The trial court granted the motion. We affirm.
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