Legal Opinion
Wm. Passalacqua Builders, Inc. v. Resnick Developers South, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1991No. Nos. 526, 536, Dockets 90-7558, 90-7598PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Nearly 20 years ago plaintiffs entered into a contract to build a hotel in Florida for defendant, Resnick Developers South, Inc. (Developers). Since then the real estate deal has gone sour, demands for payments for labor and services remain outstanding, and a judgment brought to collect the money owed plaintiffs still is unsatisfied. In their suit before the district court plaintiffs attempted to prove defendant was a “shell” corporation, the alter ego of other family-owned corporations or its individual stockholders. The purpose of the suit was to pierce defendant’s…
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