Walkovszky v. Carlton

Carlton (defendant), controlling shareholder of ten separate cab corporations, was sued by Walkovsky (plaintiff), who was injured by a cab from one of the corporations; Walkovsky alleged all ten corporations functioned as a single enterprise and were undercapitalized, seeking to hold Carlton personally liable by piercing the corporate veil.

Whether a party can pierce the corporate veil without alleging that a shareholder used the corporate form to conduct business personally.