Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc.

Alexandria County Circuit Court

Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc.

21 Va. Cir. 174, 1990 Va. Cir. LEXIS 280

CourtAlexandria County Circuit Court

DecidedAugust 10, 1990

DocketCase No. (Law) 11031

StatusPublished

This text of 21 Va. Cir. 174 (Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alexandria County Circuit Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Crown Supply Co. v. Politics, Inc., 21 Va. Cir. 174, 1990 Va. Cir. LEXIS 280 (Va. Super. Ct. 1990).

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Opinion

By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY

The question before the Court is whether or not this Court, in a garnishment proceeding, has the authority to "pierce the corporate veil" so as to subject the property of a non-party corporation to the lien of a judgment rendered against an individual defendant in this case.

The garnishment statutes (S 8.01-511, et seq.) do not authorize such a proceeding, and the piercing of the corporate veil is an equitable proceeding (see this Court’s opinion in Dutterer, Inc. v. Gross, Chancery No. 18640) requiring the filing of an appropriate Bill of Complaint.

Unless there are further garnishment proceedings, the garnishment will be dismissed.

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By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY

The question before the Court is whether or not this Court, in a garnishment proceeding, has the authority to "pierce the corporate veil" so as to subject the property of a non-party corporation to the lien of a judgment rendered against an individual defendant in this case.

The garnishment statutes (S 8.01-511, et seq.) do not authorize such a proceeding, and the piercing of the corporate veil is an equitable proceeding (see this Court’s opinion in Dutterer, Inc. v. Gross, Chancery No. 18640) requiring the filing of an appropriate Bill of Complaint.

Unless there are further garnishment proceedings, the garnishment will be dismissed.

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