Legal Opinion

Farr v. Sun World Savings Association

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided May 22, 1991No. 08-90-00062-CVPublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

In a suit on a promissory note signed by a principal shareholder on behalf of his corporation, following a trial to the court, judgment was rendered in favor of the obligee against the shareholder in his individual capacity, the trial court concluding that the corporate entity could be disregarded because the shareholder had used the corporation “to perpetrate a sham” upon the obligee, he had used the corporation as his alter ego during the time in question and he had engaged in actual fraud. We affirm.

Farr Mortgage Company (Farr Mortgage) is a mortgage lending…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Castleberry v. BranscumTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Archer v. GriffithTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Stedman v. Georgetown Savings & Loan Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Cottle v. KnapperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. Willis v. DonnellyTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Specialty Retailers, Inc. v. Fuqua, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  3. Villar v. Crowley Maritime Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Solutioneers Consulting, Ltd. v. Gulf Greyhound Partners, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  5. Leon Ltd. v. Albuquerque Commons Partnership, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993

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