Davis v. Alexander
1925 United States Supreme Court case
| Davis v. Alexander | |
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| Argued October 12, 1925 Decided November 16, 1925 | |
| Full case name | Davis v. Alexander |
| Citations | 269 U.S. 114 (more) 46 S. Ct. 34; 70 L. Ed. 186; 1925 U.S. LEXIS 781 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 93 Okla. 159, 220 P. 358 (1923); cert. granted, 265 U.S. 577 (1924). |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Brandeis, joined by unanimous |
Davis v Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925), is a US corporate law case, concerning the duties of parent corporations for actions of subsidiaries.[1]
Facts
Cattle were negligently injured while being transported from New Mexico to Oklahoma City.
Judgment
The Supreme Court held the federal government was liable for torts of a railroad subsidiary.
Justice Brandeis, writing for a unanimous court, said the following:
Where one railroad company actually controls another and operates both as a single system, the dominant company will be liable for injuries due to the negligence of the subsidiary company.
See also
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Sources on piercing the veil
Re Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Co, Ltd [1970]
Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway, 244 N.Y. 602 (1927)
Minton v. Cavaney, 56 Cal.2d 576 (1961)
Walkovszky v. Carlton 223 N.E.2d 6 (1966)
In re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz, 1984 AMC 2123 (1984)
Kinney Shoe Corp v. Polan 939 F2d 209 (4th Cir. 1991)
Perpetual Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Michaelson Properties, Inc. 974 F.2d 545 (4th Cir 1992)
Fletcher v. Atex Inc. 8 F.3d 1451 (2d Cir 1995)
See US corporate law and derivative suits
References
- ^ Davis v. Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925).
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External links
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