Goldstein v. Scott

Plaintiff sued for damages when the porches of a building fell on the garage he was renting and damaged the merchandise inside. The judge directed a verdict for plaintiff as to defendants-appellants’ liability and sent only the issue of damages to the jury which awarded $40,000. The defendants-appellants (appellants) have appealed contending in their initial brief that the court erred (1) in piercing the corporate veil of the corporation which was the beneficial owner of the property and holding appellants liable; (2) in holding appellants liable as a matter of law for the damage to the…