Legal Opinion
Perpetual Real Estate Services v. Michaelson Properties, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 21, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-1248-APublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ELLIS, District Judge.
This diversity dispute was tried to a jury on May 14th, and 15th, 1991. Among the issues tried was whether the corporate veil of Michaelson Properties, Inc. (“MPI”) should be pierced so as to impose personal liability on MPI’s controlling individual, defendant Aaron Michaelson (Michaelson). The parties presented substantial conflicting evidence on this issue and the Court instructed the jury as follows:
To establish that MPI was the alter ego or instrumentality of Michaelson, the plaintiff must show by a preponderance of the evidence the following elements:
1. the…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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