Kaycee Land and Livestock v. Flahive

Wyoming Supreme Court

46 P.3d 323 (Wyo. 2002)

Relevant factsFree

Kaycee Land and Livestock (plaintiff) allowed Flahive Oil & Gas, LLC to use the surface of its property, and that use allegedly contaminated Kaycee's land. Kaycee sued Roger Flahive (defendant), the LLC's managing member, personally, seeking to pierce the limited liability veil of the LLC and hold him individually responsible.

IssueFree

Whether an aggrieved party may pierce the LLC veil in the same manner as it would pierce the corporate veil.

Holding & reasoning

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Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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