Carson Meadows Incorporated v. Pease

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This is an action to recover damages for fraud. It was commenced by Arthur Pease and his wife, Dorothy, against Carson Meadows Incorporated and Theodore Goldbeck and June Piedmont, individually. Goldbeck and Piedmont, respectively, were the president and vice-president of the corporation and directors as well. It is asserted that they wholly controlled the corporation as its alter ego and, therefore, are jointly and severally liable for the corporation’s indebtedness to the plaintiffs.

The charge of fraud rests mainly on the proposition that Goldbeck and…