Legal Opinion
Buckman v. PTS Corp.
Virginia Beach County Circuit Court
Decided October 15, 1999No. Case No. (Chancery) CH99-968Published
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Robert B. Cromwell, Jr.
The matter is before the court on Defendants’ demurrer to Plaintiffs bill of complaint. Pat Tauro and Joseph Scott, owners and officers of co-defendant Alliance Bail Bonds, filed this demurrer asking the Court to dismiss them from the pending action. The issue before the court is whether the owners and officers of a corporation may be personally liable for violation of Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-40. The matter was argued on September 3,1999, and both sides submitted briefs.
Plaintiff alleges Tauro and Scott have violated § 8.01-40 in their capacity as officers of a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Burns v. Board of Sup'rs of Stafford CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Miller v. QuarlesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Hyman v. GloverSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Town & Country Properties, Inc. v. RigginsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Anderson v. Strong Memorial HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1988