1925 United States Supreme Court case
| Davis v. Alexander | |
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 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| 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). |
| Court membership | |
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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.
Facts
Cattle were negligently injured while being transported from New Mexico to Oklahoma City.
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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
| Sources on piercing the veil | |
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| Re Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Co, Ltd | |
| Davis v. Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925) | |
| Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway, 244 N.Y. 602 (1927) | |
| Taylor v. Standard Gas Co., | |
| 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) | |
| United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U.S. 51 (1998) | |
| See US corporate law and derivative suits |
References
- Davis v. Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925).
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External links
- Text of Davis v Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress
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