Legal Opinion
Jackson v. General Electric Company
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1973No. 1778PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZGERALD, Justice.
This appeal brings a single issue before us for determination'. Under the facts here, is the parent corporation, General Electric Company, 1 to be held liable for the wrong of its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Electric Credit Corporation? 2 The essential facts giving rise to this case are not in dispute.
Appellant Jonas Jackson, a member of the armed forces, bought a General Electric appliance in 1962 from a retail store in Texas. The retailer made a credit arrangement with appellant to finance the purchase through General Electric Credit Corporation. Two years after the…
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- Zaist v. OlsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- Detroit Motor Appliance Co. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1933
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