Swan Quarter Farms, Inc. v. Spencer

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

We first consider whether the trial court erred in granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment because the trial court should have disregarded the plaintiff’s corporate form to determine the true nature of the real parties and their interests. Defendants contend that if the trial court had examined the plaintiff rather than relying on plaintiff’s corporate identity, “the trial court would have found Mr. Knott seeking to reap an economic windfall as a result of the Van Dorps’ prior self-dealing and breaches of fiduciary duty.” Accordingly, defendants argue that “Mr.…